Media Justice Blog

Deconstructing Chicago Youth Violence

Headlines blare whenever a young person is killed in Chicago – especially if it’s at the hands of another youth. Community activists, educators and politicians alike are wrestling with how to stop these murders and some are calling it a crisis. But that kind of hyperbole may be misplaced. The youth violence the city is experiencing today is not as extreme as past decades.

Tags: 15-19, academia involvement, African American, Chicago, chicago public radio, community involvement, CPS, drugs, fenger high school, gang violence, government involvement, gun violence, january 2010, julian high school, male, murder, NPR, police involvement, poverty, roseland, simeon high school, south side, street violence, wbez, youth voices

CPS youth violence plan

Schools chief Ron Huberman’s plan has garnered national attention: The district is targeting 250 specific kids it says are at high risk of being shot. It’s giving them a mentor, a job and lots of social services.

Tags: chicago public radio, community involvement, CPS, government involvement, gun violence, january 2010, NPR, robeson high school, school violence

Global Girls Featured on 848

On September 23, 2008 Global Girls was featured on Chicago Public Radio’s “848″ program and on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered”. Click here to check it out!

Tags: 848, Chicago Public Radio, Global Girls