somebody asks you where you re from and you answer, i m from chicago, nobody s going to give you a patronizing response like, oh, chicago s charming. hey, chicago. more likely it ll be wow, chicago or oh, chicago. they ll be impressed. chicago is the town, a city that doesn t ever have to measure itself against any other city. other places have to measure themselves against it. it s big, it s outgoing, it s tough, it s opinionated and everybody s got a story. i took a walk through this walk through this beautiful world felt the cold rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder as late afternoon gives way to evening in chicago s old town, it s time to drink. though to be fair, almost anytime it s time for a drink at the old town ale house. the chorus assembles to give their opinions on matters of the day, subjects of great import to this city on the lake, this city of broad shoulders, this
gunned down. the more than 50 percent surge in homicides. nine people shot to death and at least 60 others wounded. however much you might love chicago, want to celebrate its general awesomeness, its character, its architecture, its food. there s no getting away from the ugly fact that chicago s south side is also currently the murder capital of america. why do you think people are killing each other in such large numbers in chicago and not in new york? let s be clear, it s only a few spots, it isn t the whole city. it s not the whole city. to be honest, chi-raq is englewood. right, it s a pretty staggering body count. the sad part is that it s been like this, right. and the only reason the story now is that white people looking at it. and it s like oh, that s terrible, it s like it s been like this for 30 years. how come it wasn t terrible 30 years ago when you probably actually could did something about it? does a hip-hop artist have any obligation really to speak abo
Directed by Holly Hathaway-Thompson, you’re treated to a fasten-your-seat-belt and prepare for landing at the foot of the Acropolis in 411 BC, with a zoom through gaining community-building empowerment while