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Cuomo addresses Buffalo congregation reeling from mass shooting

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to Buffalo on Sunday, the latest in a series of politicos to descend upon the city reeling from the racist mass shooting in which a white gunman is accused of killing 10 Black people May 14.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2022

‘I’m not afraid’: after Buffalo racist attack, Black residents remain unbowed by terror

If the alleged mass murderer’s goal was to inflict terror, then the man responsible for this trauma failed miserably

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2022

'I wish I had a magic wand': In Buffalo, wounds are deep

Long before an 18-year-old avowed white supremacist inflicted terror at a Buffalo supermarket, the city's Black neighborhoods had been dealing with wounds that are generations old

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022

‘There are almost always warning signs’: an activist says acts of mass violence can be prevented

The founder of Sandy Hook Promise argues a trail of failures leads to massacres like the Buffalo shooting

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2022

The youngest of the 10 people killed in the Buffalo shooting was laid to rest

Roberta Drury grew up in the Syracuse area and moved to Buffalo a decade ago to help tend to her brother in his fight against leukemia. She was remembered for her love for family and friends.

WEKU · May 21, 2022

Funeral held for youngest victim of Buffalo supermarket shooting

Roberta Drury was described as ‘big hearted’ with a ‘smile that could light up a room’ as she was laid to rest on Saturday

The Independent UK · May 21, 2022

Buffalo, Jan. 6 and partisan violence

Fox News and MSNBC are both to blame for this crisis, researchers argue — but one's a lot worse than the other

Salon · May 21, 2022

The Tops in Buffalo's East Side was a lifeline. Residents wonder if it should reopen

The Tops Friendly Markets grocery store opened on Jefferson Avenue on the East Side of Buffalo in 2003. It was a long road to get there.

WEKU · May 21, 2022

The Buffalo, N.Y., community holds funerals this week for shooting victims

It's been a difficult and emotional week in Buffalo, N.Y., following last week's shootings at a local supermarket. The racist attack has jarred the community as the first funerals begin.

WEKU · May 21, 2022

The double standard of words, images for people of color

Payton Gendron, 18, a white suspect in the Buffalo shooting, is called a teenager. Michael Brown Jr., 18, Black victim of a police shooting, is referred to as a man.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 21, 2022