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PHOTOS: See Who's Supporting the #ESSENCEGunsDown Initiative

ESSENCE urged our readers to help in our #ESSENCEGunsDown initiative, a national effort to protect our children and get guns off the streets, and many of you took to your social networks in a step towards making a difference in our national movement.

By Charlene Cooper · April 11, 2013October 28, 2020
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@janellemonae

Join @janellemonae in the #ESSENCEGunsDown movement. Print, sign & tweet this letter to POTUS.

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@MsLaurenLondon

Lauren London joins ESSENCE’s Guns Down initiative during a visit to our offices. Here’s how you can join our campaign to protect our children and get guns off the streets.

Michael Rowe
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@OfficialTatyana

Help @essencemag’s #EssenceGunsDown campaign. Tell @BarackObama you support his initiatives to curb gun violence.

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@ronaldholt6190

#EssenceGunsDown STOP GUN VIOLENCE BY EDUCATING YOUTH ON ACTS OF CIVILITY….INCREASE THE PEACE!!

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@IAmMikkiTaylor

@essencemagazine is fighting to put the #GunsDown! I’ve made my vow to support!

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@MichaelEaly

Join ME and @essencemag STOP THE GUN VIOLENCE!!! #ESSENCEgunsdown

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#EssenceGUNSDOWN #DearMrPresident essencemag 

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‏@JaylenBledsoe

Dear Mr. President, Please protect our children. Help us get guns off the street. #essencegunsdown Please RT!

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‏@gotogethat

@essencemag #EssenceGunsDown well I wish people would just pay more attention to what’s going on in this would.

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@Chai_Tee

Together we can stop gun violence by speaking up! Please join essencemag #EssenceGunsDown initiative.

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@nessabcalloway

@essencemag #essencegunsdown Please Mr. President stop the madness!!!!

12
@JayREllis

Actor @JayREllis, “The Blueprint” on #TheGameBET, supports #ESSENCEGunsDown. You can, too!

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@ashabandele

Gun control looks good in the Senate. Support #EssenceGunsDown Campaign

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@AntoniqueSmith

Let’s STOP GUN VIOLENCE! Join me and @Essencemag and tell the President u support it. RT #EssenceGunsDown

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@ambde

#EssenceGunsDown #Hadiya 

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@TamarBraxtonHer

Tamar Braxton joins ESSENCE’s Guns Down initiative during a visit to our offices. 

Michael Rowe
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@iamtikasumpter

Tika Sumpter joins ESSENCE’s Guns Down initiative during a visit to our offices. 

Michael Rowe
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@TheWomansWord

#EssenceGunsDown Help ESSENCE fight gun violence by joining our campaign to get the message to the White House. You’ll see photos like this one all over Twitter/FB beginning today. Please print it, sign it, share it and mail it!

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@NadineEllis

Please help in supporting @Essencemag with #EssenceGunsDown to protect our kids from gun violence by retweeting!

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@whoisLukejames

@essencemag #essenceGundown

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@juneAmbrose

RT @juneAmbrose: @essencemag #EssenceGunsDown

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@JVTWILLIE

Dear Mr.President #essencegunsdown #essencemag

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@DeVonFranklin

@essencemag We must Stop The Violence. #EssenceGunsDown

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@cctaylor221

#EssenceGunsDown

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@NellyTalks

Together Mr. President we can end gun violence @essencemag #essencegunsdown @BarackObama

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‏@bellibe

I believe in our children… I believe in our future #EssenceGunsDown

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@Bdrumartin

Dear Mr. President, Please Help get guns off the streets. @essencemag #ESSENCEGunsDown @BarackObama.

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@GarcelleB

#EssenceGunsDown this is important for #USAll

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@JohnnyRayGill

Help @essencemag #essencegunsdown STOP gun violence. 2,500 kids die each year. Big $ interests shouldn’t drown our voices!

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