Was it their Festival?
Posted on 04/24/2023 5:57:48 AM PDT by Salman
Nearly 400 people, led by local clergy on Saturday, took to the streets of the Loop to offer their response to last weekend’s chaos when hundreds of young people gathered downtown — with some engaging in violent acts and harassment of people on the street.
The roving groups tied up police resources and two people were shot amid the mayhem. Fifteen people were arrested.
A week later, organizers said their march was aimed at showing the city’s youth that people care about them and that they are ready to offer them opportunities in the hope it will discourage teens from taking part in future social-media fueled takeovers and acting unruly.
Charlie Dates, senior pastor of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago and Progressive Baptist Church, cited community divestment, a gap in educational opportunities and neighborhood violence as examples of the ways some children in the city have been left behind.
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Prognosis: The wilding will continue.
Their own fathers don’t care about them.
have they tried midnight basketball?
Its early in the year, but this article may win the price for being the very definition of Woke Insanity. I don’t even know where to begin commenting on it.
I don't.
Must be part of the new “mare’s” plan eh?
The radical churches in Chicago are funded by the DNC. These kids are stormtroopers.
Let’s play basketball!!!
I am so tired of marches and demonstrations.
Break out the bullsquad
There isn’t but one way to put a stop to this foolishness, and the PTB don’t have the stones to do it. Cowards.
I watched this march on WGN - these guys were sending the message to the punks that their BS would not be tolerated.
Thank you.
Lol...it’s like rewarding a lion after he eats your children.
They need a hug. Barf.
It pretty much speaks for itself.
“”I don’t even know where to begin commenting on it.””
~~Progressive Baptist Church????
I’m with you and my comment is that’s a church I’d definitely stay away from!! Don’t even WANT to know what they stand for. Churches have been getting further and further away from teaching the Gospel, so no telling what their message is. We belonged to one until they kept changing what they thought their mission was. It should have been easy but have to draw in more people, you know! More attendance = more in the collection plate.
I read recently where someone said black men need to take back their neighborhoods. I pointed out that most of the black on black shootings ARE black men taking back their neighborhoods. Taking it back from the competing drug dealer.
“Community divestment”
As in businesses unable to operate after massive violent looting
Maybe these do-gooders should march for all the employees left jobless
Was it their Festival?
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