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The Democratic presidential front-runner on Monday went to Chicago to meet with the families of victims of gun violence.

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First Lady Michelle Obama honored a slain honor student during an emotional speech to hundreds of teenagers at King College Prep High School in Chicago Tuesday evening. The First Lady delivered her commencement speech after students at the high school won a contest promoting financial aid awareness by parodying the hit drama Scandal. Michelle also chose the […]

This Wednesday marks a year since the tragic death of a 15-year-old girl in Chicago who was shot down by a bullet not intended for her. Hadiya Pendleton had just returned from D.C. after performing at President Obama’s Inauguration, when she was shot at a park near her high school. She was a bubbly honor […]

Side-by-side, the two teenagers look like they could have been friends. They probably knew some of the same people. Or frequented the same areas. Or, they probably both liked Rihanna or jewelry. But all we know is that they were both gunned down by bullets in the barrage of violent weeks that Chicago has experienced […]

First Lady Michelle Obama is proving that the nation hasn’t forgotten about slain teenager, Hadiya Pendleton. Hadiya’s 10-year-old brother Nathaniel, and her mother Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, have been invited to join the Obamas at the annual White House Easter egg roll. The event will take place on April 1st. [TheGrio] Breaking bad? Two inmates in a Quebec […]

Just a day after Hadiya Pendleton was laid to rest in Chicago, police are finally questioning two people in the shooting that took her life 11 days ago. PHOTOS: Final Goodbye: Family & Friends Gather At Hadiya Pendleton’s Funeral  According to WGNTV: Two men were pulled over near 67th and South Chicago, early Sunday. Law […]

Eleven days after Hadiya Pendleton was shot in the back while in a Chicago park, two men have been charged with her death. The news comes on the heels of Hadiya’s funeral, which took place on Saturday. PHOTOS: Justice For Hadiya: 2 Suspects Questioned In Chicago Teen’s Death  Michael Ward, 18, confessed to the police, and […]

On the heels of news that 30 House Democrats will arrive at President Obama’s State of the Union Address with gun victim guests, it has been confirmed that Hadiya Pendleton’s parents will also attend to keep pressure on gun safety legislation. DETAILS: Rolling In The Deep! 30 House Democrats To Bring Gun Victims To Obama’s State […]

Ugh! Ex-congressman, Joe Walsh has reared his not so kind head yet again. Friday morning, Walsh blasted the first lady for traveling to her hometown of Chicago to attend slain 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton‘s funeral. PHOTOS: Final Goodbye: Hadiya Pendleton’s Funeral To Be Held On Saturday On Twitter he posted: Really?! News of the murder of […]

UPDATE 2-9-13 2:52 PM Barack Obama pens a letter to Hadiya Pendleton’s parents, Cleopatra and Nathaniel Pendleton. ——– The funeral for Hadiya Pendleton, the girl who was shot down in Chicago just a week after performing at Obama’s Presidential Inauguration, is being held today and you can watch it live below. The ceremonies went forward […]

This Saturday, friends and family of the slain 15-year-old who performed at President Obama’s Inauguration will say their final goodbyes to the “light of their life.” VIDEO: Hadiya Pendleton’s Father: “They Took The Light Of My Life”  Hadiya Pendleton‘s funeral services are set for Saturday at Greater Harvest Baptist Church, 5141 S. State St. The wake will […]