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  • Man Who Texted Mom During Fla. Shooting Confirmed Dead: ‘He’s Coming. I’m Gonna Die’

    Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, one of the victims of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., began texting his mother just after 2 a.m. Sunday after gunfire erupted, the New York Post reports. “Mommy, I love you. In the club they shooting,” Justice, 30, texted, beginning the series of tragic texts that his mother, Mina…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • What We Know About the Orlando, Fla., Mass Shooting

    As the nation reels in the aftermath of the worst mass shooting in American history, more and more details about the horrific shooting that occurred at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., are starting to surface. Here’s what we know so far: The gunman, identified as Omar Mateen, claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group.Mateen, 29,…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • The #Pulse Shooting: Can Educating the Public Keep LGBTQ Youths Safe?

    It is eerily prescient that just two days before Sunday’s terror attack at Pulse nightclub—a popular spot for the LGBTQ community in Orlando, Fla.—black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually questioning and queer young adults gathered in Washington, D.C., for the first Summit on African American LGBTQ Youth. In light of the horrifying attack, the urgency…

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    Andre Perry

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