Activists say they just want to see the same compassion and urgency to find answers as seen in Highland Park in the South and West sides.
Gregg and community advocates say they aren't comparing which tragedy is worse and stand in solidarity with the Highland Park community. They just want to see the same compassion and urgency to find answers as seen in Highland Park in the South and West sides -- where they say there's almost an expectation and acceptance of gun violence with little attention or resources paid.
In 2021, Chicago experienced one of its deadliest years in the last quarter-century with almost 800 homicides. MJ was among the youngest victims. In the summer alone, 1,606 people were shot in a single three-month period.Corey Brooks, founder and senior pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago, says in the city's South and West sides, there's a constant fear among Black and Brown youth that they'll be the next victim of gun violence.
Brooks is also the founder and CEO of Project Helping Others Obtain Destiny , a non-profit organization focused on ending cycles of poverty and violence that provides mentorship to Chicago's Woodlawn and Englewood residents.
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