The tragically short life of Emmett Till became a tipping point for the Civil Rights Movement, and his enduring legacy serves as a reminder not much as changed in America. However, the nation will recognize the church that held his funeral will be listed as one of the Most Endangered Historic Places in the United States.
With many outlets framing the incident as a riot and focusing on the looting that took place, there has been little attention paid to the systemic racism that sparked such tensions between city residents and police. A young man was shot in pursuit in the city's Englewood section on Sunday, thus sparking the clash.
Hampton was a leading activist in Chicago who was shot and killed by city police in an early morning raid in 1969.
Just when you think the world has moved on from the Jussie Smollett jig it rears it ugly head around. A family member is finally commenting on the peculiar ordeal.
While details of the shooting are still largely in development, Twitter observers have chimed in with their thoughts regarding the tragic event.
The City of Chicago ordered to remove two Christopher Columbus statutes after a crowd staged an overnight protest in front of Mayor Lori Lightfoot home.
The shooting comes days after a weekend that saw 63 people shot in the streets of the Windy City leading to 12 victims dead. The violence spurred Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to take to her Twitter account to address the tragic funeral home shootout while calling for anyone with information to help find the perpetrators.
One of the most polarizing White House officials got put in her place for talking slick. On Thursday, July 16 Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany addressed the eyesore that is the gun violence problem in Chicago. When discussing the issue she took a very clear shot at Mayor Lori Lightfoot calling her the “the derelict mayor of Chicago".
Remember Jussie Smollet? Yes the actor is still around and is now attempting to leverage the current civil uprising for his help legal issues.
Bryshere Gray may have been the “top dog” on the hit show, Empire, but it seems his dog in real life is being accused of causing some pretty extensive damages at his rental home and the landlord wants the money back.
A pair of highly-attended parties featured around 1,000 at one event, and a stripper at another.
Even though COVID-19 continues to be a serious pandemic some would rather take the risk than suffer another day of cabin fever. Apparently the Windy City was doing the most last weekend.
