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>> hyper segregation. >> yeah. >> what is that -- i lived here. i think i get what that means. >> some cities are more progressive, somehow further along in the intellectual thought process of inclusiveness and diversity. chicago reminds us that is not the case. >> in chicago is it a sense its happening, not a reason its happening? put on people, theyre just sort of violent. >> right. one of the things i try to talk to people about is the historical reasons how some of these things came to be. c...

After a day of visiting one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in chicago, its time to do one of my favorite things, hanging out with people who make me feel stupid. im meeting with dr. javon johnson at the sweet cafe. he is a poet, author and professor of race and gender studies. his most recent book is a collection of writings on kids from the south side of chicago llg their own stories. the doctor agreed to school me on the current situation. talk to me a little about the term chiraq. for mo...

After a day of visiting one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in chicago its time to do one of my favorite things, hanging out with people who make me feel stupid. im meeting with johnson at the sweet maple cafe. he is a poet, author of racial study. his most recent is children telling their own stories. he agreed to school me on the current situation. talk a little bit about that term chiraq. >> i dont think we can pinpoint where a that came from. it is part chicago, part iraq as a means to s...

Which is somewhat different than a lot of major cities. >> hyper segregation. >> yeah. >> what is that -- i lived here. i think i get what that means. >> some cities are more progressive, somehow further along in the intellectual thought process of inclusiveness and diversity. chicago reminds us that is not the case. >> in chicago is it a sense its happening, not a reason its happening? put on people, theyre just sort of violent. >> right. one of the things i try to talk to people about is the h...

After a day of visiting one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in chicago, its time to do one of my favorite things, hanging out with people who make me feel stupid. im meeting with dr. javon johnson at the sweet cafe. he is a poet, author and professor of race and gender studies. his most recent book is a collection of writings on kids from the south side of chicago telling their own stories. the doctor agreed to school me on the current situation. talk to me a little about the term chiraq. fo...