In approaching the gun violence aspect of the show, it was important to acknowledge the complexity of this issue, especially when so many sources online are biased. Something we thought was worth looking into was the disparity in knowledge/reporting/perception of what are deemed mass shootings and urban violence or gang violence. Inferences can be made, but it was important to me to find sources explicitly discussing this particular lens and difference, or getting as close to that as possible. That being said, I was able to find some scholarly studies looking into differences in reporting that I thought were of particular interest, as well as some interviews and scholarly articles regarding the mythology of Black criminality.
Scholarly Studies/Articles on Reporting of Gun Violence:
Penn Medicine: https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2020/october/study-medias-reporting-on-gun-violence-does-not-reflect-reality
Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743520302991
American Psychological Association (Note: this source focuses more on prevention and policy, but it was still interesting to see this organization's approach): https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/gun-violence-prevention
National Library of Medicine (to me, this was the strongest study as it not only acknowledged the gaps in their research, but also linked to other studies/sources): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10192935/
The Initiative for Better Gun Violence Reporting: https://ibgvr.org/
Interviews/Scholarly Articles on Mythology of Black Criminality
Interview with Ava DuVernay on her documentary, 13th: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/ava-duvernay-13th-netflix/503075/
Keynote Speech by Ibram X. Kendi: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/ibram-x-kendi-keynote-unloaded-guns-racial-violence
Study by National Institute of Health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5004736/
Article from the Stuart Center (a social justice organization located in DC): https://stuartcenter.org/resource/enduring-myth-black-criminality-ta-nehisi-coates