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• posted by: (12/8/2008 8:58:53 PM)
• "maywood/murdawood"
• i was born and raised in maywood and i have been affected by the drugs and violence all my life. although i am no longer a resident it is extremely painful when the place where you grew up is fast on it's way to being the murder capitol. i volunteered with the maywood chapter of ceasefire in 2006 after amanda gallon was killed on 14th street. she was a lovely young woman who was great friends with the children in my family. there are several things that are contributing to the conditions in which living and the circumstances under which we are losing our children. i am a firm believer that it
• posted by: (12/8/2008 4:19:10 PM)
• "heart of the city"
• hi! my name is laderek reynolds, im 18 yrs old and i live in las vegas, nv. the reason i am writing you guys is because im from chicago and i haven't been home in years. but i was watching the show heart of the city special you guess had and one of the ppl tht you all had interviewed was my older brother lil'man, who i havent seen in years due to the fact that we have different mothers and our dad is locked up i've met him 2 or 3 times but i have been tryin to get in contact with him for the longest and havent been able to. i was wondering if you woul help me get into cotact with him i've been
• posted by: (12/7/2008 11:01:39 PM)
• "itav... queen sister"
• if there's a heart beating in your chest & a penny to spare in your pocket... please send it to... it takes a village org. p.o.box 288244 chgo. il. 60628 773-392-6441 ms. wells informed the vilage fox news will not conduct a xmas toy drive. account $700 overdrawn & $8000.00 in debt. may the creator's many blessings be yours...
• posted by: (12/7/2008 10:38:12 PM)
• "what a waste!"
• the murder capital of america. black being are dying and bet couldn't sacrifice at least 60 min, 1hr... what a waste of valuable time... our children are dying! truth... u can't handle the truth.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 10:29:58 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• we the people of the village extend you an invitation to step into the village... when you really ready to walk on wild side k.o.b is in the ghetto, the village is deep in the congo! the world is a jungle... step into the village!
• posted by: (12/7/2008 10:13:59 PM)
• "itav... queen sister"
• it takes a village org. www.myspace.com/4villagers
• posted by: (12/7/2008 10:11:57 PM)
• "ceasefire... field negroes!"
• ceasefire is nothing more than an organized organization to keep the heat on the street. suckers for gary sulkin univ. of chgo. true essence of a field negro! operation plantation formulation.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 10:03:18 PM)
• "accessory to murder!"
• it takes a village, org, parents & concern residents of the roseland community, chicago… publicly charge: ill. national, state, local officials & representatives with accessory to murder!
• posted by: (12/7/2008 10:02:13 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• it takes a village, org. roseland community, chicago… publicly charge … national, state, local officials & representatives with accessory to murder! us. pres. barack obama 312 886 3506 us. il. rep patrick fitzgerald 312 814 2075 il. 2nd dist. cong. jesse jackson jr. 708.798.6000 il.gov. rod blagojevich 217 782 6830 il.14th dist. sen. emil jones jr. 217.782.2728 il. 28th dist. rep. robert rita 217.558.1000 5th dist. cook cty comm. deborah sims 312.603.6381 mayor richard daley 312.744.3
• posted by: (12/7/2008 10:00:53 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• itav… roseland community’s resulting in an il. de-humanizing state of non-productiveness. jeopardizing the well–being of human beings, the chicago’s roseland community is unsafe. the roseland community has been in need of fema, long before hurricane katrina.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:59:35 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• 25 national violence prevention orgs, 13 il. violence prevention orgs, local organizations: ceasefire, safety net chicago area project, caps, lisc, safer foundation, mac arthur foundation … billions of dollars granted for research to detect & dissect. negroes, blackfolk, african americans, & people of color by sex, age, class, demographic etc. and, psychologist & behavior scientist have yet to determine the diagnosis, the root of the historic illness is cultural. the traditional thread of any social fabric. it’s only the cultures woven together by homeland thread, that reap the benefit
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:58:19 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• itav… the roseland community is deteriorating due to degenerating conditions that are visibly prevalent factors conducive to il. health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, poverty, crime, brutality & murder. the chicago’s roseland community is unsafe.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:57:12 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• itav… the roseland comm. is home to approx. 600 faith based facilities. and, there is not 1 facility that represent nor reflect the culture of chicago’s roseland community. where there is no pride, there is shame… black pride is forbidden.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:56:22 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• itav… the roseland community percy l. julian high school has more students appearing on the chicago public schools murdered victims student roster than any of chicago public high schools.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:55:06 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• itav… the roseland community percy l. julian high school has more students appearing on the chicago public schools murdered victims student roster than any of chicago public high schools.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:54:13 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• itav… the roseland community has become the killing field for approx. 50% of the 2008 chicago 300+ homicides, as criminal & poverty stats increase.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:53:07 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• itav… whereas the roseland community has become home to approx.15,000 of the 30,000+ il. dept. of corrections inmates released into 2008 general population.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:50:32 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• itav… whereas the roseland community has become home to approx.15,000 of the 30,000+ il. dept. of corrections inmates released into 2008 general population.
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:47:32 PM)
• "healing the heart of a broken"
• due to the intentional infliction of endangerment resulting from the city of chicago urban & housing authority gentrification experimentation, systematic victimization. crime by design, creating victims for the system. healing the heart of a broken hood
• posted by: (12/7/2008 9:46:05 PM)
• "it takes a village org."
• allow me to introduce myself, to those of you whom have no idea who i am... i am a daughter of the mother of civilization, she whom has given birth… to the goddess of the earth. i am black, i am unapologetic, i am free... & i am a ... unique expression of the creator's divinity! among other things i am , it takes a village org. / c.e.o, the poopa-scoopa to the grime reaper in my town, chi-town. cleaning up the mess made by gangstas & renegades. using very penny to plug this flood of tears, sweat & blood. doin everything we could to keep the boy on the block. from becoming a
• posted by: (12/5/2008 12:36:35 PM)
• "sorry for her lost"
• ihave been living in chicago all of my life and we see and here about things like this everyday family getting kidnap and murderd. but there has never been anything on tv about the the people that just live here but that just shows how peolpe with money get tv air play if she was not a star would this be aired no. it would just be another black family in the hood that got murderd. my question to her is when she made why didn't she move her family from the hood? her parent tought at my nieces school for years. and i am deeply sorry for her lost.not being rude just being real.