I sat in disbelief as the news continued to report on the tragic occasion where 21 of my fellow Chicagoans lost their lives early Monday morning. What should have been a joyous Presidents' Day holiday was spent by many in Chicago's African-American neighborhoods as a day of mourning, a day of grief, and a day of asking why. The facts are these. For some time the owners of the club where the tragedy occurred have been under a court order to not operate the second floor of the their two-story restaurant/club facility. In spite of this, promoters, event organizers and...