Community Groups Taking Action This Memorial Day Weekend Amid Worries About Youth Violence In Chicago – CBS2 (Chicago)

“What can you do to spread some love this weekend so we can drive out all this hate? You don’t got to be no activist. You don’t got to be running for office,” said Jahmal Cole, of the organization My Block, My Hood, My City. “Get on the block. Meet some people. Say hello.”
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debtsor
5 years ago

““What can you do to spread some love this weekend so we can drive out all this hate? You don’t got to be no activist. You don’t got to be running for office,” he said. “Get on the block. Meet some people. Say hello.”” The problem is young Black and Hispanic men killing each other. It isn’t a lack of community involvement or hate in the neighborhood. It is the community itself that allows large numbers of its children to be raised in the streets, and those children in turn go out and kill each other. Meeting neighbors and spreading… Read more »

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