Residents skeptical of police superintendent selection process
At the first of several public meetings, residents questioned the Chicago Police Board’s impartiality to select to Chicago’s next top cop without interference from Mayor Emanuel.
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KKK-Kin Killin’ Kin: Artist James Pate’s protest against Black on Black violence
KKK-Kin Killin’ Kin is artist James Pate’s private, but now very public protest, against Black on Black violence in urban communities nationwide. The Ohio artist uses stark charcoal drawings to visually compare Black on Black violence to that of the terrorism perpetrated against Blacks during the Jim Crow era by the Ku Klux Klan.
Top cop vows to crack down on shooters, expand community partnerships
Pfleger: “Vanish violence for 2011” by Chinta Strausberg For 2011, Police Supt. Jody Weis is cracking down on shooters and expanding his partnerships with the community he says is key in reducing the violence that…
Community groups examine ways to tackle violence
by La Risa Lynch As kids head back to school, community and political leaders searched for ways to stop the violence that claimed 27 Chicago Public Schools students last school year. They sought input from…
Davis proposes changes to federal law to include bullying
Bullying has taking on a new dimension in the digital age. Teachers, students and local politicians hope changes in federal law will give school districts more authority to address and combat it.