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>> while im shocked, these guys 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 ...

But right now, but not right now. to many people -- because all lives dont really matter in the same way. and then all lives matter is like an aspirational goal. white people, learn from her. >> i love the black lives matter vement. i think its important. and i think -- i wish there was more a focus on education. >> well, lady who was such a big fan of the show she pulled her car over so she can talk, ask, and you shall receive. because my next stop is meeting with one of the leaders of black li...

Nobody ever says, dont go to spokane, washington. dont go to butte, montana. you dont want to go to salt lake city. youre right, i dont, actually. actually, i dont, actually. the blackest in that town is the utah jazz. >> my name is w. kamau bell. as a comedian, ive made a living finding humor in the parts of america i dont understand. and now im challenging myself to dig deeper. im on a mission to reach out and experience all the cultures and beliefs that add color to this country. this is the ...

Life for himself and others. malik yusef, a grammy award winner who has worked with kanye west which means he earned that grammy. you grew up here. >> yeah, man, right down the street, about three blocks. >> outside of chicago people talk about gangs. they dont know who they are, what the names are, how many there are. >> yeah, youve definitely got the stones from right here, the gds, the vice lords, obviously the bds, which is the black disciples. black gangsters, gangster disciples, black p st...

Music is always the voice for the street. and for some, its a way off of the streets. so my last stop is a legendary blues club in chicago where malik accomplished something that was once thought to be impossible. he got two gangs, old school do or die crew and new school artists like jay-z protege. if youre just tuning in, im dr. cornell west. do these guys all know each other? >> not really. >> they all know you? >> yeah. >> but dont know each other? >> not really. >> is that anything that can...

Again. >> love to the legends, do or die. they pave the way for us to do what we are doing in chicago. these men are real chicago legends and pioneers of the craft. thank yall for being here, man. >> we aint that old. that conversation was great. and just when we were wrapping up, something happened that i never saw coming. >> before we leave, why dont we all pray, please. can we do that? ♪ >> our father which art in heaven. >> as we bow our heads in prayer, i cant help but reflect on everyt...

>> the general is the leader of 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 sheetings. 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 ve...

>> this is a ridiculously safe neighborhood, and you have those in chicago just as you have hoods in every city. >> a lot of people in chicago, that would be the main thing. why yall cant squash this? a lot of people can. it aint about what you can do. a lot of people dont want to. see what im saying? it even about being a bigger man as a human. you take one of my brothers or cousins, every day im going to wake up missing them. see what im saying? if i see one of your people, thats what makes me...

He is a former convict, addict and gang member. she inspires with her story of salvation, not just spiritually, but personally. >> so, thank you for letting us come into your church. >> im delighted that you would come here. >> you grew up in these neighborhoods, lived the life of these neighborhoods, and now you have a church. so, can you tell me a little bit about how that all came to be? >> yeah, you know, the violence that have hit our city of chicago, its perplexing. even somebody like me w...

What is it all about, you know. i dont know if you know, but my 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...