Chiraq
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Blackonomics: Just How Blind Are We?
By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Gil Scott-Heron once asked: “Just how blind will America be? The world is…
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While Spike Lee Filmed ‘Chiraq’: 331 Hurt, 65 Killed in Shootings
Mike Flannery, FOX32 CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – Spike Lee’s upcoming movie is named ‘Chiraq,’ but the director has…
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#CHIRAQ: More Than Just a Nickname, a Shameful and Tragic Reality for Many
A new movie, second term for mayor and summer approaching has all eyes on Chicago’s politicians, police, people, and body…
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Spike Lee Accused of ‘Stigmatizing’ Chicago as ‘Chiraq’
Fran Spielman, THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES (The Chicago Sun-Times)—Director Spike Lee was accused Friday of “stigmatizing” Chicago and “insulting”…
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2013 Ends with a Big Drop in Homicides in Chicago
DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Following a year when Chicago led the nation in homicides with more than…
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The ‘Chiraq’ War Mentality in Chicago Prevents Solutions
[The Root] Now that Chicago has recorded the fewest number of murders since 1965, maybe the hyperbole that the city…
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