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Group Holds "Love March" In Chicago To End Gang Violence Without More Police
Hot AirOver the past several weeks, the number of people either injured or murdered in shootings in Chicago has rapidly grown too large to keep track of. And as almost always happens with gang violence in poorer urban areas, the vast majority of the victims are Black or Hispanic. Now, some residents of those very neighborhoods in the Windy City are growing exasperated with the inability of the city to tame the violence and are hoping to do something about it themselves. While their methods and theory may be a bit dubious (more on that shortly), their hearts and goals are clearly in the right place. A group named GoodKids MadCity has been working to shut down some of the violence through mutual cooperation and communication. One organizer, 22-year-old Nita Tennyson, who lost one of her best friends in a shooting last weekend, helped to organize a "love march" in an effort to get the community engaged in the process. (CBS Chicago) ...Another organizer said that the gangs will "come to terms, and agree to peace treaties, and end the cycle of violence that has claimed the lives of women and children." Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-07-15 |
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