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RAAFA: Training New Gun Owners and Overcoming the Stigma of Black Gun Ownership

  [Jasmine] Barksdale said fear kept her away from guns for most of her life, but joined RAAFA after learning about it from a friend. Now, she does community outreach for the group, dubbing herself…


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Lane: Whenever My Husband Leaves, I Feel a Need to Protect My Family

The point of this project is to recondition myself, and others, toward the more positive view of Black people and guns: to promote a more balanced archive of images of African Americans with firearms by…


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Brown: The More Black People Exercise Their Gun Rights, the More Police Will Have to Get Used to It

“The more Black men and women exercise their right to carry, the more police will have to get used to it,” [Narren] Brown said to a room full of NAAGA members.  Once classroom learning was…


Guns Are For Everyone: Black Gun Ownership, NAAGA Membership Soars

Courtesy Vice News In the face of a global pandemic and the recent police killings of black men and women, NAAGA has seen a spike in membership. With over 34,000 members and 75 chapters around…



Michael Render: There’s Nothing Radical About Black Gun Ownership

Marchelle Tigner, a firearms instructor, goes over a firearms safety tips during a class in Lawrenceville, Ga. Tigner’s goal is to train 1 million women how to shoot a gun in her lifetime. She is…