The mother of three from Blue Island, just 16 miles outside of Chicago, says she is unsure where we will go as a country from here, but her protest exemplifies the notion that in the fight for social justice and equality, it is deadly to be silent.
Sixty people in total were shot over the weekend and 28 were wounded between Sunday around noon and 3 a.m. Monday morning.
A group of 40 students from Chicago got the opportunity to attend a prom hosted by two local non-profit organizations.
William Frey, a demographer from Brookings Institute dubbed this cycle, “reverse migration.”
The Oscar winner hopes his new initiative can inspire youth to stay off the streets.
A team of scholars analyze how social media posts escalate into violence. The scholars are calling it a public health problem.
Four were killed, including a 15-year-old girl shot riding in a Jeep along Lake Shore Drive.
Kevin Edwards, an accomplice in the death of nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee, has been captured.
In April alone, 311 people were shot in the Windy City and 36 of them died.
