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>> while i'm shocked, these guys take this news as business as usual. has everybody here had a gun pointed at you? >> yes. >> i can't 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? >> it's a lot going on. we just talk to about seven to eight youngsters, and it came across to me, as well as others, 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 [ bl...

But right now, but not right now. to many people -- because all lives don't 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 it's 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 lives matter chicago, kofi. he is often seen at city hall leading protests for a multitude of causes...

Nobody ever says, don't go to spokane, washington. don't go to butte, montana. you don't want to go to salt lake city. you're right, i don't, actually. actually, i don't, actually. the blackest in that town is the utah jazz. >> my name is w. kamau bell. as a comedian, i've made a living finding humor in the parts of america i don't understand. and now i'm challenging myself to dig deeper. i'm on a mission to reach out and experience all the cultures and beliefs that add color to this country. this is the "united shades of america." chicago, illinois, not only helps define america to american...

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 don't know who they are, what the names are, how many there are. >> yeah, you've 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 stones, the latin kings, spanish disciples, mickey cobras, spanish cobras, you got the popes, all th...

Music is always the voice for the street. and for some, it's 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 you're just tuning in, i'm dr. cornell west. do these guys all know each other? >> not really. >> they all know you? >> yeah. >> but don't know each other? >> not really. >> is that anything that can lead to an issue? >> yeah, definitely. >> okay. all right. even though they are all musicians a...