Another Awful, Violent Day In America

19 kids and 2 teachers are dead.

May 25, 2022

Shooting At Texas Elementary School Leaves 19 Students And 2 Teachers Dead   It's a heavy day. It's the second anniversary of George Floyd's death at the hands of Derek Chauvin; it's the day after yet another horrific school shooting, which came hard on the heels of a racist massacre at a Buffalo grocery store. All this against the backdrop of a million Americans dead from COVID-19.  Nineteen elementary school children are dead, so horrifically that their parents reportedly had to line up to give DNA samples for the identification of their bodies. A recent study found that guns are now the leading cause of death in children. An entire generation has spent their childhoods practicing active shooter drills reminiscent of the traumatizing "duck and cover" nuclear drills of the 1950s, and this just keeps happening. Meanwhile, all politicians can do is tell us to vote. How about they do something for once?  In the meantime: here's how you can help victims of the Uvalde school shooting.  — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   Read More

'ENOUGH' NBA Coach Steve Kerr Pleads For Gun Reform The Way We Need Politicians To: 'Enough'   The Golden State Warriors coach delivered the emotional plea following news of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Read More   BIG CONVERSATIONS How I'm Talking To My Sons About Race In America As A Black Mom   In light of the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, we asked a Black mom to reflect on what she's learned and practiced in the past couple of years. Here's what she has to say: "I want to have hope — but I also feel like a broken record." Read More   SCARY BUT NECESSARY How To Ease Your Kids' Anxiety About Active Shooter Drills At All Ages   Mental health experts say the language you use to talk to your children about these preparedness scenarios is vital. Read More

LIFESTYLE Let's Stop Debating And DO Something   It is deeply depressing how relevant this 2018 Scary Mommy piece remains: "The ever-growing body of research consistently reaches the same conclusion. The only variable that can explain the high rate of mass shootings in America is its astronomical number of guns," wrote Michelle Maidenberg. "Enough debating and squabbling, let's start taking direct action to provide safety and security for our children"   Read More

The Stupefying Tally of American Gun Violence No Parent Should Have to Live Like This Seeing America, Again, in the Texas Elementary-School Shooting

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