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>> look, all teachers matter, all right? >> all right, all right. there is a real reason there is so much focus on the youth here. out of the 762 deaths in 2016, 75% were black. but 51% of those were people under the age of 25. hi. >> hi. >> if there is someone i absolutely need to talk to about this problem, it's diane latiker, a woman doing everything she can to put names to these horrific numbers. first, tell me where we're at right now. >> we're in the memorial tribute to young people killed by violence in chicago, illinois. >> it's a huge number of stones. and in some sense i think in my ...

Starting tech startups and being accountants and lawyers. we got to tell them that ascending in society is dope. >> i'm real happy right now. this is a start, bro. i haven't seen this until today. the old heads and young heads have never really sat down in this manner where we really chopping it up. the cameras are here but i believe in my heart each and one of us can reach somebody and teach somebody and save somebody. you feel what i'm saying? this is that moment. the impossible is possible. >> once the conversation got going, i'm pretty sure if i had left the room, they wouldn't have notice...

They're doing the opposite. so, that's how we know oppression is real. that's how we know we are still colonized because we're not getting the same access to resources as other communities. happening right now in this country. >> when black lives matter shows up for the teachers union, are you just supporting the black teachers? [ laughter ] >> look, all teachers matter, all right? [ laughter ] >> all right, all right. there is a real reason there is so much focus on the youth here. out of the 762 deaths in 2016, 75% were black. but 51% of those were people under the age of 25. hi. >> hi. >> i...

Pointed at -- >> yes. >> i can't even reach out to you straight. 45 straight there. >> what do you think people need know about what is going on on the south side of chicago? >> it's a lot going on. we just talk to about 7 or 8 youngsters now and it came across to me, as well to others that were with me, that we're reaching out, but the younger generation is not reaching back out to us. they're stuck into what they're doing. somewhere we failed them. >> we failing -- that one that i failed, that be the [ bleep ] that kill me because i missed out. >> on some level what you fail -- it's a cycle,...

She died a short time later at the hospital. instead of ying, ma'am, 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 we face here in chicago with repeat gun offenders that don't care who they shoot, don't care whose life they take, and clearly, clearly don't feel the consequences of their actions. >> you're dwayne wade's mother. they used that to talk about chicago, not in a positive healing way, but use example as a lawless place. >> repu...