Mass Shootings

Basketball team aims for third straight championship to honor Akyra Murray

Dylann Roof will defend himself during the sentencing phase in January

Legal Defense Fund was founded in 1940; police institute was launched in May

His statement on the shootings of African-Americans and the targeting of police officers

Charlotte Hornets owner donates $1 million each to two groups working to build trust between police and their communities

Obama has repeatedly addressed the gulf between blacks and whites over policing and violence

Obama talks race, policing and respect

Blacks and whites see radically different things in the criminal justice system

What legacy will we leave to children affected by gun deaths in America?

The vicious cycle of racism and violence must not stand