Report: Flint homicides spread like an epidemic
The Center for Homicide Research published a report on homicides in Flint. It concluded that Flint passed its previous record of 61 homicides (set in 1986) "in large part to a process of contagion."In...
View ArticleViolence Porn
A few months ago I was talking to a class about the economics of commercial broadcast news. “Why,” one student wanted to know, was so much of the content so mindlessly bad?”She complained that TV...
View ArticleGrand Rapids works on healing one week after deadly shootings
At least 80 people filled the pews of a church only a few blocks away from where 34-year-old Rodrick Dantzler reportedly killed three people.Four others were found dead at a house about 2 miles away. 2...
View ArticleA Question of Guns
Yesterday was the twentieth anniversary of what was once a nationally famous tragedy; the post office shootings in Royal Oak, Michigan, in which five people died. This was one in a series of similar...
View ArticleDetroit Crime: Blame the Guns
Earlier this week, while we were paying a lot of attention to the presidential primary race, many of the big shots in Detroit turned out for a baby’s funeral. Delric Waymon Miller died when a gunman...
View ArticleTrying to end the violence in Flint
The FBI says Flint is one of the most violent cities in the country. Last week, Governor Rick Snyder unveiled a plan to combat violence there and other Michigan cities. But a group of Flint residents...
View ArticleUpdates on the I-96 shooter
Update Thursday, November 1, 2:00 p.m.A series of shootings on or near I-96 has Michigan motorists thinking twice about driving the interstate.A police task force reports 24 confirmed shootings since...
View ArticleShots rang out. Three kids were in the line of fire. One woman saved them.
Last month, a disagreement on a residential street in Muskegon turned into a massive gun battle. Six men were armed. Dozens of shots sprayed in all directions.At the house directly behind the gunfight,...
View ArticleWhat will it take to end gun violence? Love. Seriously.
The video above comes from a march to end violence organized by the Muskegon YMCA last weekend. The man speaking is Zawdie Abiade, who happens to be running for mayor of Muskegon. He also happens to be...
View ArticleProtesters back on the streets in Michigan to argue black lives matter
People in Michigan are protesting the death of Eric Garner. It's the second time protesters have come out in two weeks. Previous rallies took place after a grand jury decided not to charge a police...
View ArticleWhere are 43 missing Mexican students?
A group of parents and supporters is hoping to shed light on the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico.They're called Caravana 43 and they are visiting 43 cities in the U.S., including Lansing and Ann...
View Article"Internet banging:" How social media is fueling gang violence
Gang members across the country aren’t just carrying guns. They’re also armed with Twitter and Facebook.That’s the focus of a study whose title really says it all: "Internet Banging: New trends in...
View ArticleFlint's Tunde Olaniran addresses race and violence in latest album
Tunde Olaniran’s music has been reviewed and featured across the nation on NPR, the New York Times and Pitchfork Magazine. People are paying attention to his music coming out of Flint. He’s not only...
View ArticleGrand Rapids marchers: “We will not tolerate violence in our community”
Around 75 people marched in Grand Rapids Saturday afternoon, calling for an end to gun violence.“We’re trying to get the message out, that anybody can be a victim. We've got the kids in the streets...
View ArticleReport: Flint homicides spread like an epidemic
The Center for Homicide Research published a report on homicides in Flint. It concluded that Flint passed its previous record of 61 homicides (set in 1986) "in large part to a process of contagion." In...
View ArticleViolence Porn
A few months ago I was talking to a class about the economics of commercial broadcast news. “Why,” one student wanted to know, was so much of the content so mindlessly bad?” She complained that TV...
View ArticleGrand Rapids works on healing one week after deadly shootings
At least 80 people filled the pews of a church only a few blocks away from where 34-year-old Rodrick Dantzler reportedly killed three people. Four others were found dead at a house about 2 miles away....
View ArticleA Question of Guns
Yesterday was the twentieth anniversary of what was once a nationally famous tragedy; the post office shootings in Royal Oak, Michigan, in which five people died. This was one in a series of similar...
View ArticleDetroit Crime: Blame the Guns
Earlier this week, while we were paying a lot of attention to the presidential primary race, many of the big shots in Detroit turned out for a babys funeral. Delric Waymon Miller died when a gunman...
View ArticleTrying to end the violence in Flint
The FBI says Flint is one of the most violent cities in the country. Last week, Governor Rick Snyder unveiled a plan to combat violence there and other Michigan cities. But a group of Flint residents...
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