Opening from a speech Barack Obama delivered on Feb. 15, 2013 at Hyde Park High School in Chicago. This was shortly after Hadiya Pendleton died from a gang shooting at a park near his Hyde Park home.

President Obama Gun Violence Speech 2013 Hyde Park High School

Opening from a speech Barack Obama delivered on Feb. 15, 2013 at Hyde Park High School in Chicago. This was shortly after Hadiya Pendleton died from a gang shooting at a park near his Hyde Park home. 

President Obama Gun Violence Speech 2013

A commentary on the continued prevalence of gun violence, particularly in public schools and institutions in the United States. There is still inaction and lack of urgency from U.S. government to provide common sense solutions to gun violence in our society. Not interested in taking away gun owner rights, just frustration with not having better management to prevent the purchase and/or access to guns by those that shouldn't be able to get them.

So Wrong

VERSE
We livin’ in the shadows, where the sun don’t shine, Concrete jungle, youth trapped in the slime, Got dreams in their pockets, but hope's hard to find, Lost souls on the corner, with their hearts intertwined. Every shot fired echoes like a ghost in the night, Momma cries, tears fallin’, man, it ain't feel right, Came up in a system where the struggle ain't new,
Tryna break the cycle, but the pain cuts through. Youngblood in the alley with a heart full of rage, Life's a fleeting chapter, and he just turned the page, Wanna be the hero, but the villains chase fast, Caught up in the moment, every future seems past. Too many names on the wall like a wall of fame, But this ain’t no glory, just a sorrowful game, Innocence traded for a cold steel fate.

HOOK
In the streets where the silence screams, We chasing paper dreams, lost in broken seams, Got a world full of colors, but it's painted in black, Gunshots ringin' out, hear the heartbeats crack. Life’s a tightrope walkin’, balance on a wire, Every step we take, feel the heat of the fire, Pull the trigger, but it’s lives that shatter, Echoes of regret, man, this should never matter.

VERSE
echoes tell a tale, Kids playin' hopscotch, but the hope's grown stale, Used to dream of gold chains, now they holdin' up a scale, Life's a fragile gift, wrapped in a thin veil.
 another brother lost, shot down in the night, Heartbeat stutter, flicker out, dimming light,
His laughter's like a ghost, whispering "Keep it tight," But the streets ain't kind when you’re caught up in a fight. I feel the pain in my chest. It is a melody for the fallen; they aren't ever at rest, smoke fills the air, one more life is put to the test, violence be the rhythm, but love is the quest. Paint the world in colors, but the shades get gray,
Innocence shattered like glass.

HOOK
In the streets where the silence screams, We chasing paper dreams, lost in broken seams, Got a world full of colors, but it's painted in black, Gunshots ringin' out, hear the heartbeats crack. Life’s a tightrope walkin’, balance on a wire, Every step we take, feel the heat of the fire, Pull the trigger, but it’s lives that shatter, Echoes of regret, man, this should never matter.

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326 Friends or Nah

In this episode, we dive deep into the tragic incident that unfolded in New Orleans over New Year's, analyzing its details and impact on the community. We also explore chilling parallels between this event and the domestic terrorist attack that shocked the nation a few years ago at the Las Vegas country concert. Both incidents reveal disturbing similarities in their execution and the lasting effects on survivors and witnesses. Tune in as we break down the facts and discuss the broader implications of such acts of violence on our society.

Echoes of Las Vegas

Echoes Of Silence (Prod by. Jake Adkins)

Marcmoon and the Rainbow Press plead for common sense

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Bullets In The Silence (Prod by. Tearful)

Dahlia Dumont's second single from her newest album FANTASIA (April 25, 2025). 

Why are guns so easy to get your hands on in the US? Why are children in danger of getting shot when they go to school, and most often by other children? Or at a concert, or the supermarket, or the move theater? MONEY RULES ALL! Produced by SINGLE BEL.

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Lawmakers in Kansas, which has some of the most relaxed gun laws in the country, debated firearm legislation this year that revolved around law enforcement. Shannon Little with Moms Demand Action is hopeful that future legislative sessions could include gun violence prevention laws.

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Obama Speech Opening on Feb. 2013

Dr. Lasé Ajayi is a San Diego-based pediatrician and American Medical Association Trustee. She is also a palliative care physician and a researcher. She is Secretary of the Board of the American Medical Association, and was the first black woman to be President of the San Diego County Medical Society. 

She joins the show to speak on gun violence among teens in America, and she will also discuss the Ad Council’s “Agree to Agree” effort. The Agree to Agree effort is a campaign that aims to address the full spectrum of gun violence in the U.S., including gun suicides, intentional shootings and unintentional shootings.

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Shadows In the Night

In this episode of CEPR's Unpacking the Court three-part pod series, we sit down with Dr. Algernon Austin the Director of Race and Economic Justice at CEPR to unpack the June 2024 Garland v. Cargill decision, its ripple effects on federal gun regulation and more. Far more than a debate over bump stocks, they explore how the Supreme Court’s shift toward textualist deregulation undermines public safety, especially in Black communities, and what state and community-driven solutions can do to fill the gap.

Unpacking the Court Series: Gun Laws (Part 1 of 3)

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