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How We Fix This
In communities reeling from gun violence, Black women are doing caregiving work that is often unpaid, undervalued, and hidden from public view.
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Community Violence
After Mayor Lori Lightfoot expanded the citywide curfew in response to a shooting, teenagers spoke about Chicago’s gun violence crisis and their relationship to the city.
