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'The War In Chicago' Focus Of New '48 Hours' Feature

2013-05-17T17:31:57Z

Chicago's violence problem is once again in the national spotlight, this time as the focus of an upcoming CBS News special by "48 Hours."

In the n...

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Isiah Thomas: Black Males, Athletes and Academic Achievement

2013-05-07T18:48:28Z

College athletics, as it intersects with the educational and life outcomes of black male athletes, is in crisis. This crisis is evident in many ways, including the prevalence of once-aspiring professional black male athletes who end up with no degree, few job prospects, and used-up eligibility.

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Arianna Huffington: After Boston: Why It's Important That We Keep Asking 'Why?'

2013-04-24T10:59:14Z

A lot of the who, what, where, and how of the Boston bombing and what led up to it have already been answered and, no doubt, more details will eventually be filled in. The why, however, is the more elusive question. But it's also a crucial one. Why do we have so many disaffected young men in our culture, and what compels them to act out that disaffection in violent ways? As of 2006, boys accounted for 83 percent of arrests for violent crimes. By the age of 17, over a quarter of boys report having carried a handgun. In 2010, there were an estimated 756,000 gang members throughout the country. With Tucson, with Newtown, with countless other places, and now with Boston, the justifications may differ, but the end results have a lot in common. And so, likely, do the beginnings.

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CPS Consults Gang Boundaries Amid School Closure Plan

2013-04-15T16:22:04Z

CHICAGO -- The Rev. Robin Hood stands in front of an elementary school in what's known as "The Holy City" – the Chicago neighborhood where the n...

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14 Killed In Clashes Between Mexico Police, Gunmen

2013-04-11T05:25:36Z

MORELIA, Mexico -- At least 14 people died Wednesday in a series of clashes between gunmen and federal police in Michoacan state, a western area that ...

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Ola Ojewumi: Rest in Peace, Edmond St. Clair and All Victims of Violence

2013-04-01T16:54:58Z

The name Edmond St. Claire and the names of other victims of murder should never be forgotten. We talk about change but what steps toward creating substantial and impactful measures to bring an end to youth violence are being taken?

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Ryan Blair: From Gang Member To Millionaire Entrepreneur

2013-03-28T21:27:37Z

Despite dropping out of high school as a freshman, joining a gang, and going to jail, 'Nothing To Lose, Everything To Gain' author Ryan Blair is a mul...

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Susan Eleuterio: Chicago Public School Students Are Not Widgets, But They Are Pawns

2013-03-27T13:21:53Z

Students have become pawns in what seems to be a simple math problem as presented by CPS, but is really a culture, community and citywide issue of how to create safe and effective schools for all students regardless of race, family income and geographic location.

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Gunmen Shoot 7 At South Side Record Release Party

2013-03-21T11:01:05Z

A record release party at a Chicago supper club turned chaotic early Thursday when a trio of gunmen opened fire on attendees, wounding seven, accordin...

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: Chicago Play Features Real Stories Of Youth Violence

2013-03-11T14:32:24Z

Photo Credit: Steppenwolf Theater (Left to right: Pastor Brooks (Mark Smith) comforts a grieving mother (Celeste Williams) and her son (Charles Gardn...

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Police Arrest 38 Alleged Gang Members In Drug Bust

2013-03-03T17:13:58Z

Chicago police busted up two South Side drug operations and arrested 38 suspected gang members to close out a pair of targeted missions earlier this w...

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'Whether Or Not You Want To Be In A Gang, You're In One'

2013-02-15T19:05:40Z

If it had been any other high school, you would know this story by now. Had some other "kind of school" logged a year that saw 29 current and recent s...

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Marian Wright Edelman: America's Broken Hearts

2013-02-15T18:10:11Z

Our nation's children and families have suffered enough broken hearts. We are determined that children get a vote on common-sense gun safety measures to protect them from guns. Take action with us.

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Deepak Chopra: Hip-Hop Yoga for Healing Trauma

2013-02-12T18:32:52Z

Life Camp grew into a non-profit that focused not only on violence prevention, but also provided empowerment opportunities for educationally, economically and socially disadvantaged youth.

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Chris Williams: The Crisis in Chicago

2013-02-06T14:24:02Z

This may be easier said than done, but an effort must be made on all fronts by those in power to prevent more senseless deaths. Enough is enough. Too many black children have died. It is time to end this madness once and for all.

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Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy: A Modest Proposal on Reducing Gun Violence

2013-01-24T11:11:57Z

The present debate on what to do about gun violence as a result of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre reminds me of an observation by Winston Churchill: "The American people will find a solution to every problem after they've tried everything else."

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Violence, Gangs Scar Auburn-Gresham Community

2012-12-29T13:44:07Z

CHICAGO -- It was February, the middle of lunch hour on a busy South Side street. The gunman approached his victim in a White Castle parking lot, shot...

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Stewart J. Lawrence: In Addressing School Violence, Keep the Focus on the Schools

2012-12-26T17:55:46Z

There's a danger that in our rush to highlight -- in part, to hopefully eliminate -- what is, in fact, statistically speaking, at least, an extreme outlier problem, we will shift too much attention away from the more day-to-day challenges that threaten the safety and sanctity of our schools.

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Who Killed 18-Year-Old Jonathan Peters?

2012-11-30T18:45:00Z

The family of an 18-year-old Arizona man who was shot and killed by a stray bullet while driving to a Phoenix-area McDonald's is desperately hoping so...

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Barbara Popovic: "In Chicago, You're Either Prey or Predator"

2012-10-29T16:10:01Z

That's the sentiment a Chicago gang member expressed to Diane Sawyer in her recent 20/20 broadcast. We talk about it on this week's Chicago Newsroom, as host Ken Davis explains...

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Lena Tabori: Chicago Heroes Changing the World

2012-10-26T12:59:08Z

As we all know, Chicago witnessed an alarming spike in homicides this spring, the effects of which citizens and the police force are still dealing with. While the problem has slowed somewhat, tension remains high, and people are looking for solutions.

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Monique Ruffin: Mitt Romney, Single Parents and Gun Violence

2012-10-19T15:23:32Z

When Mitt Romney speaks of single parents contributing to gun violence, I believe he is speaking to me, not to white, single parents whose suburb-dwelling kids have good schools and enthusiastic teachers.

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Andrew Papachristos: It's the Gangs, Stupid: Why People Don't Respond to Crime Statistics

2012-10-10T18:44:57Z

The discrepancy between the reality of the numbers and the reality of lived experience raises a critical question. If we are at a low point in a longer history of violence, why don't people feel safe? Not all crime is alike.

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: Growing up Behind Bars: Letters from Lifers

2012-10-04T13:57:15Z

By: Youth Radio

Richman Em was 15 years old when he was sentenced to 50 years-to-life in prison. According to testimony during his trial, Em's f...

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NYPD To Double Size Of Gang Unit Over Social Media Violence

2012-10-02T08:30:45Z

NEW YORK — Police investigating two gangs called the Very Crispy Gangsters and the Rockstarz didn't need to spend all their time pounding the pa...

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