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10/23/19

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The Real Watchmen: 100 Years Ago, a Race Riot Created Chicago’s Black Street Gangs

Michael Harriot

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4/7/19

9:06 AM

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Los Angeles Gangs Reportedly Host Largest Peace Rally Since L.A. Riots in Honor of Nipsey Hussle

Aliya Semper Ewing

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11/13/17

1:06 PM

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18-Year-Old White Thug Spotted at World Series Game Days After Being Arrested in Connection With Murder of Black Man

Breanna Edwards

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5/8/17

8:37 AM

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2 Killed, 8 Wounded in Shooting at Chicago Memorial for a Man Killed Earlier the Same Day

Breanna Edwards

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4/5/17

3:52 PM

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19-Year-Old Charged in Quadruple Homicide at Chicago Restaurant

Breanna Edwards

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3/31/17

7:45 AM

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Chicago Mom Devastated After Seeing Her 2 Sons Gunned Down at Restaurant Where She Worked

Breanna Edwards

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2/16/17

7:30 AM

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Kanari Gentry-Bowers, 12, Dies From Injuries Suffered in Chicago Weekend Shooting

Breanna Edwards

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2/15/17

8:27 AM

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2-Year-Old Chicago Boy Fatally Shot While Riding in Car

Breanna Edwards

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2/14/17

11:26 AM

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Takiya Holmes, 11-Year-Old Shot in Chicago Over the Weekend, Has Died

Breanna Edwards

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1/3/17

9:06 AM

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Chicago Ends a Violent 2016 With 762 Murders

Breanna Edwards

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12/27/16

7:39 AM

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61 Shot in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend

Breanna Edwards

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11/30/16

9:29 PM

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2 Los Angeles Gang Members Sentenced to 50 Years for Killing Teen Over Shoes

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8/1/16

8:37 AM

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Ga. Teenagers Hired on the Spot After Asking for Jobs to Avoid Gangs

Breanna Edwards

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6/2/16

5:49 AM

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How to Get Away With Murder: A Story of Grief, Apathy and Gun Violence in the African-American Community

Allison Keyes

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