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Derrion Albert Update: Fifth Chicago Youth Arrested in Beating Death, While Chicago Public Schools Fail to Provide a “Culture of Calm”

• February 15, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race
Tags: A Culture of Calm, Adults, Announcement, Assistant State's Attorney Kevin DeBoni, Blacks, Chicago Public Schools, Cook County, Cook County Jail, Derrion Albert, Director of Communications Monique Bond, Eric Carson, Eugene Riley, Fenger High School, Hubbard High School, Juvenile, Lapoleon Colbert, Latinos, Mary Mitchell, Mexican Americans, Michael Clancy, Monique Bond, Robert Mixon, Roslynn Arnold, Silvonus Shannon, The Community Angels

The Murder of High School Student Derrion Albert: When is Gang Violence Going to Stop?

• September 29, 2009 • 6 Comments

Posted in Class, Crime, Education, Gang Violence, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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