Man wrongly imprisoned for 17 years shot dead on Near West Side: "The streets are so vicious" http://t.co/SfbUZ4PUsa pic.twitter.com/JotgowwQ65 — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) July 30,…

Spike Lee’s upcoming film Chi-Raq is expected to be a big hit for Amazon and the first release from the company’s new movie division. The film,…

Seven-year-old Amari Brown was among the victims of ten fatal shootings in Chicago over the long Fourth of July weekend, which saw 64 shootings in total,…

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The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Chicago leaders this week unveiled a “road map” to combat violence. SEE ALSO:John Crawford’s Family Sues City, Police, Walmart…

Roland Martin talks to Pastor Corey Brooks about the never ending violence in Chicago, and his desire to get 5,000 men on 500 corners to…

Roland Martin talks with Russel L. Honore’ about what steps need to be taken to take back the streets of Chicago.

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Roland Martin talks with Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, about the impact of gun violence on the black community and the lack…

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First Lady Michelle Obama returned to Chicago on Wednesday to join Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and prominent business leaders in hopes of raising  awareness and money…

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Finally we have some, if not good, then hopeful news to report about violence in Chicago. According to the Chicago Police Department, there were only…

In a somber moment, President Barack Obama finally discusses the war-zone level violence in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, where over 400 murders had occurred…

Though violence in Black America has reached epidemic levels in urban neighborhoods from Los Angeles and Philadelphia, to New York and Detroit, there is something about the…