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      Survivors and Trailblazers: Leading the Fight Against Gun Violence

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      Gun violence is not just a public safety issue—it is a civil rights issue. Everytown acknowledges the deep connections between systemic inequality, racial justice, and gun violence. Our theme for Black History Month 2025 reminds us that the fight for freedom and equality must include the work to protect lives and build safe, thriving communities.

      This February, we are:

      1. Honoring the leadership and efforts of those on the frontlines of the gun violence prevention movement, especially within Black communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence;
      2. Highlighting the collective strength of survivors and leaders, emphasizing that this movement thrives on collaboration and shared vision; and
      3. Elevating the importance of grassroots organizing, collective healing, and community-led solutions.

      Check this page throughout February to read stories from Black survivors and trailblazers in the gun violence prevention movement.

      2025 stories coming soon—check back in February!

      Read more stories from Black voices in the movement

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      3x: Police are nearly 3 times as likely to shoot and kill Black people in America than white people. [source] EverytownResearch.org. Everytown Analysis of Mapping Police Violence, 2019-2023.
      Every 6.5 hours, a Black boy or teenager is shot and killed in the United States. [source] EverytownResearch.org. CDC, WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death. 2019-2023. Ages 0-19; Non-Latinx Black; Homicide includes Legal Intervention.
      Firearms are the leading cause of death for Black children and teens. [source] EverytownResearch.org. CDC, WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death, 2023. Ages 0-19; Non-Latinx Black.
      12x: Black people in America are more than 12 times more likely than white people to die by gun homicide. [source] EverytownResearch.org. CDC, WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death. 2019-2023.

      Did you know?

      Every day, 125 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded, and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Everytown Research analysis of CDC, WONDER, Provisional Mortality Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death, 2019–2023; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project nonfatal firearm injury data, 2020; and SurveyUSA, Market Research Study #26602, 2022.

      Last updated: 11.8.2024