Stories of children lost and the families left behind.
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Treating women who’ve lost kids to gun violence
Five local women who lost a child due to gun violence were given a day of health and wellness by Milano Di Rouge fashion. The company’s CEO and owner, Milan Harris, was on hand to treat the women to an all-day event that included breakfast, hair and makeup makeovers, lunch, group discussions, a visit to… Read more
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Laura Washington: A mother fights to end gun violence
Mary Dieudonne-Hill, a mother who lives in south suburban Homewood, Ill., knows all about the pain gun violence inflicts on a family. In 2016, her daughter, Alisia, was attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, she recently told me in an interview. “She was the last of five kids. She was the youngest. She… Read more
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Broken hearts lead to broken traditions in Uvalde as Mata family cele…
The Matas never celebrated Day of the Dead before; this year they built an altar at the grave of 10-year-old Tess, surrounded by family. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, they broke their traditions. On a gray and cloudy afternoon on Nov. 1, the start of Día de los Muertos, four men carry an altar for 19… Read more
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New Mexico aunt honors first Christmas after nephew’s tragic death
Joshua Vigil, 18, was hanging out with friends at a house party in Ribera. Things soon took a turn for the worse when he was shot and killed by another party-goer. RIO RANCHO, N.M. —The holidays can often be a time of celebration, but for others, it can be a time of grief. For years,… Read more
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Laura Washington: ‘Do we need AR-15s?’ Mother who lost a daughter to gun violence demands action.
Ever since gun violence claimed her daughter, Mary Dieudonne-Hill has fought depression, panic attacks and at times was unable to work. Mary Dieudonne-Hill, a mother who lives in south suburban Homewood, knows all about the pain gun violence inflicts on a family. In 2016, her daughter, Alisia, was attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State… Read more
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A Mother Whose Daughter Was Murdered in Uvalde Navigates a New Reality During the Holidays
“Who I was before ceased to exist the moment Lexi died,” Kimberly Mata-Rubio says. On a drizzly December evening in Washington, D.C., Kimberly Mata-Rubio marched silently from Union Station to Capitol Hill with dozens of other families from Uvalde, Texas. Her 10-year-old daughter Lexi Rubio was murdered in the shooting at Robb Elementary School on… Read more
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A Columbine parent reflects on the decade since Sandy Hook school shooting
Tom Mauser, who lost his son Daniel during the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, said he often gets asked if he’s surprised America continues to suffer through mass shooting after mass shooting. Ten years ago, 20 children and six adults were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. In the… Read more
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Opinion: Ten years after Sandy Hook, a mother offers a simple solution for ending gun violence
On the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a focus on compassion will help end the systemic violence in the US, writes Jennifer Hubbard, whose 6-year-old daughter, Catherine, died in the 2012 massacre. CNN – I have found myself lately thinking about the simple instruction offered to my daughter when she was… Read more
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Illinois mother shares her devastating story to get people talking about gun safety
The number of children dying from gunshot wounds – either intentional, accidental, or suicide – started rising sharply in the United States in 2019. Source: Illinois mother shares her devastating story to get people talking about gun safety Read more