The Parkland survivors and their #NeverAgain movement to end school shootings have attracted and maintained national media attention for weeks. The ubiquitous coverage has proven bittersweet to many inner city activists.

…This surge in gun violence has taken a massive toll on American children, especially black children. From 2012 to 2014, the annual firearm homicide rate for black children was roughly 10 times higher than the rate for white children and Asian-American children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, firearm-related fatalities are the third leading cause of death overall for U.S. children, according to the CDC.

 

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Parkland Survivors Meet With Chicago Students To Tackle Gun Violence ‘Beyond Gated Communities’ | HuffPost

I was really hoping for some intersectionality in their activism.
Go, go gadget woke kids!