Chicago: Another Violent 24, Leaving 2 Dead, 14 Shot
Chicago has experienced another violent 24 hours, leaving 2 dead among the 14 shots. The city continues to experience a form of attack on its’ youth. As four teenagers were included in the chaos, all under the age of 16. It all happened on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, when two teenage girls (ages 13 and […]
Trump Compares Chicago to Afghanistan
Chicago is being compared to a Third World Country, also known as a war zone; Afghanistan. Due to its high crime rates of gun violence; just this year alone. With 98 deaths over 28 days span, could the comparison be true? Or is another assertion by the media. However, numbers don’t lie. “War became a […]
Chicago: 23 People Shot, 2 Fatal, in 12 Hours
“64 Shot, 13 fatally, in Chicago this weekend”, “Chicago approaches 300 homicides…”, “ In Chicago, 373 people have been killed this year.”. Headline after headline, Chicago hasn’t gone a day without violence. From 8 p.m., Saturday, July 11 to Sunday, July 12, 8 a.m., 2020, 23 people were shot, two of them were fatal. Six […]
Chicago Students Take a Stand Against Gun Violence
American youth participated in the #NationalSchoolWalkout to express their intent to push Congress to meet their demands for safer schools and communities. Organizers in Chicago joined using #GoodKidsBadCity in addition to those used by the Women’s March Youth Empower movement. Gun violence in Chicago touches everyone. Within the first three months of 2018, 40 youngsters between the […]
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