A Deep Dive Into Race In Chicago !

[nebsen]

Being a native of Chicago, I felt this series breaks down the racial divide better than any thing I have seen lately. The host/ journalist is I believe is of Middle Eastern ancestry, but brings much compassion & insights that is seldom seen or heard . Chicago was long considered the most racist city in the North ;being from Chicago that's about right, & this is not only about Chicago, but most cities across America, for Chicago was the template of the American city .

[zarahan]

Pretty well known stuff. ML King said he found some of the most vicious racism in Chicago, more than
Mississippi at times. And the federal government played a hand in making it so with its housing policies.
The young dude Jamal said Rahm Emmanuel, Trump etc don't care. He's right- they don't fundamentally.
And the local black compradors/functionaries main interest is keeping themselves and the party political
machine in power, not necessarily the betterment of these neighborhoods. Relatively small amounts could fund
several initiatives every year doing everything from tutoring, to street cleanup, to neighborhood crime watch, to
rehab of all these abandoned properties- a block at a time. Multiply that by the hundreds, and real impact
can be made on the street. But yeah, the party machinery, party bosses and party cronies suck up most of
the resources, and the machine is in control- reaping the credit, hogging the resources, and hooking up
buddies and cronies. A lot of cats not beholden to the machine, who could have impact are frozen out.

I commend his mentoring and youth center initiatives. There should be hundreds of such efforts. Where are
the deep pocketed black celebrities who can drop 100K on a party, or 30K on a "designer" handbag, but are
not much to be seen when street initiatives like this- especially for black males - need resources?

[zarahan]

Its good the videos above show a more balanced view that always that below..
It will take working relationships with law enforcement to turn things around,
as one part of the solution.