Chicago such as Father Pfleger and Charles McKenzie have not been very vocal about this matter and are pushing forth efforts to shine this light more positively and impact Chicago on a greater level.
Vic Mensa, a rapper from Chicago is said to give away 10,000 pairs of shoes at the site where the bait truck was planted.
After witnessing the debate, I was left with these thoughts:
The comments from men whose pages are adorned with the American Flag, whose privilege and patriotic backgrounds blind their view on real America, real issues and real topics, were disheartening to witness. I am reminded that the trust between the community and the police could not be more tarnished, and divided. I am reminded that whether this was technically entrapment, or not, it was a scandalous act. And then I am reminded, This is America, “their” America.
Abril Green (Edwards) is an author, spoken word artist & motivational speaker; founder of #BumpyButNotBlocked Ministries & Spoken WorDship where she spits “Poetry with A Purpose”. Currently a Literacy Interventionist at Chicago Public Schools, Abril believes “the greatest relationship outside of Man and His Higher Power, is between a Pen and HER Paper.”