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His crew, the pirate gang here at dell gardens, one of the hottest pockets of violence on the south side of chicago. if you know me, you know i hate hot pockets. >> a week ago, two killers out here, two shootings. people die. it may look like it look now, but it aint sweet. this is one of the most infamous projects. >> i feel like you just invoked the thunder. >> that force. [ laughter ] >> that was verification. no validation needed. >> blue checkmark, you got verified. nationally, when people ...

Niece, my niece got caught up in that, this particular year. >> yes, maam. >> going to school just to register the babies. >> she was shot in the head while she was walking and pushing her newborn in a stroller on friday. she died a short time later at the hospital. >> instead of saying, maam, you know, get out of the way, get off the block, this and that, this is fixing to go down. you just shoot? you wonder, what were you thinking? >> these two offenders are the prime example of the challenge ...

Factions. for more on this, google the gulf war, iraq, al qaeda, and isis. ill wait. >> people grandstanding, this is what were going to do to fix chicago. get more police. really? yall been getting more police the last 40 years, dog. stop playing. that aint the solution. >> its not the number of police that solves the problem. there isnt a magic number, once we hit that number, all of a sudden -- suddenly the houses get nicer. the winter is only 50 degrees. >> forcefully, no. >> yeah. to get a ...

People like oprah winfrey, michael jordan, kanye west, shonda rhimes. these two and even this cultural icon. hey. i spent my awkward teenage years on the south side neighborhood of hyde park. theres the restaurant that didnt hire me. and look at the two dorks with the cool guy in the middle. thats jason and rob. im the one in the middle. chicago isnt only famous, were also infamous. like m.c. al capone. and chicago isnt ashamed of this history. you can literally go on a bus tour of als greatest ...

[ laughter ] nobody says you dont go to spokane, washington. you dont go to pew, montana. you dont want to go to salt lake city. i dont actually. this is the "united shades of america." chicago, illinois, not only helps define america to americans but defines america to the rest of the world, which makes sense because chicago has been home to many of the most influential cultural icons.

Take this news as business as usual. has everybody here had a gun pointed at you? >> yes. >> i cant even reach out to you straight. .45 straight through. >> what do you think people need know about what is going on on the south side of chicago? >> its a lot going on. we just talk to about seven to eight youngsters, and it came across to me, as well as others, that were reaching out, but the younger generation is not reaching back out to us. theyre stuck into what theyre doing. somewhere we faile...

>> a couple tags inside of there, yeah. >> i just want to be clear, that graffiti is not 1938 graffiti? >> no, thats not 1938. >> i didnt want people to think you were pulling okey doke on me. we havent used this since three weeks ago. this episode is all about chicago. were going to those places people think youre not supposed to go to because thats what we do in this show. people have this real skewed perception because all the news about chicago is all the news about the guns, the gang viol...

Yes! yes, indeed. amazing speed, coverage and control. all with an xfi gateway. find your awesome, and change the way you wifi. having grown up in chicago, i know that some neirhoods, even on the south and west side, are as safe as any neighborhoods in this country. but for much of the young black population growing up in the dangerous parts of the south and west side, gang violence has become a way of life. and the violence gets all the headlines. whats life like in these neighborhoods for re...

Chicago, just like the rest of america, needs to make amends with its black population. these communities just want to be heard. they have the solutions. they are invested in the solutions. were you listening? >> we ask you and thank you in the name of jesus. amen, amen, amen. thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. for real, many of us maybe havent forget about puerto rico until "hamilton." lin-manuel miranda put puerto rico back on the map where it belongs. puerto ricans are american cit...

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 black-owned business sweet maple cafe. he is a poet, author and professor of race and gender studies. his most recent book is a collection of writings from kids on the south side of chicago telling their own stories. the doctor agreed to school me on the current situation. talk to me a littl...