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Chicago teen's shooting death captured on video
5:27 PM on 01/05/2010
VIDEO - Chicago Police arrested the man who fatally shot a 16-year-old standing outside of a store on the 300 block of 119th St. last Wednesday...
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4th Chicago teen charged in videotaped beating
12:10 PM on 11/06/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month...
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Charges dropped against U.S. teen in beating death
8:07 AM on 10/20/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- First-degree murder charges were dropped Monday against one of four teens accused in the brutal beating of a Chicago honor student that was recorded in a cell phone camera video...
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In Chicago, some blame turf wars for violence
11:17 AM on 10/19/2009
VIDEO - As suspects in the beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert appear in court Monday, experts continue to question the cause for violence...
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How to change the value of 'street cred'
9:00 AM on 10/19/2009
OPINION - Street cred has positive connotations when defined from the perspective of being from the streets, caring about the urban poor and attempting to bring about positive change.
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Jesse Jackson escorts kids to school after beating death
12:16 PM on 10/13/2009
CHICAGO (AP) - After an honor student's brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group of students who attend a high school on Chicago's South Side...
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Holder and Duncan speak on teen violence
1:56 PM on 10/08/2009
VIDEO - President Obama sent U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Chicago...
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Barbershop Buzz on snitching
5:56 PM on 10/07/2009
VIDEO - Throughout many other cultures a "Snitch or "Rat" is a criminal informant who provides privileged information to law enforcement and is looked down upon...
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Obama sends Holder and Duncan to Chicago to discuss youth violence
4:29 PM on 10/07/2009
VIDEO - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan pledged federal support on Wednesday to fight a surge in youth violence in Chicago and other cities...
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To stop the growth of violence, understand its roots
2:50 PM on 10/07/2009
OPINION - Without a clear awareness of acts of violence in the past, we discount our ability to eradicate a lot of violence in the present...
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Why we need to start snitching
9:55 AM on 10/07/2009
OPINION - The "stop snitching" movement is a social construct enforced through various fears including fear of retribution...
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Jackson and Farrakhan attend Chicago teen's funeral, call for end of violence
6:57 AM on 10/04/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Saturday...
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Our kids are a bigger threat to themselves than KKK ever was
10:52 AM on 10/02/2009
OPINION - Chicago, once a haven for black culture and economic progress, has become more dangerous for black youth than Mississippi was for their forebears...
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$6,000 reward offered for info on Chicago beating suspects
9:32 AM on 09/30/2009
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities in Chicago are offering $6,000 for information that leads to more arrests in the fatal beating of a 16-year-old honor student...
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Violent America makes for violent youth
7:36 AM on 09/30/2009
OPINION - We should abhor the actions of the young men who killed 16-year-old Chicago student Derrion Albert, but we should not be so quick to label it just another "black-on-black" inner city crime...
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Fourth teenager arrested in Chicago beating death
11:49 AM on 09/29/2009
CHICAGO (AP) - A fourth teenager is due in court after being charged in the fatal beating of a 16-year-old Chicago honors student, who's described by family as a "great kid" who loved school...
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