Chicago isn’t a safe or profitable place for young men of color, especially on the West and South sides. That in itself is nothing new. But a new report on black youth unemployment, coupled with recent sky-high shooting and murder rates, doesn’t leave young black men with many options. Nearly half of all black males in Chicago between the ages of 20 and 24 are neither working nor getting an education. The statistics also were dismal for the city’s black teenagers.
Young Black Men In Chicago: Out Of Work, Out Of School, And Out Of Luck
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Sun, 02/07/2016 - 9:30am
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