Hundreds of men marched along Michigan Avenue on Saturday night in downtown Chicago with one goal – to send a message to young people across the city following last weekend’s “teen takeovers.”
Hundreds of men marched along Michigan Avenue on Saturday night in downtown Chicago with one goal - to send a message to young people across the city"This is a walk of accountability and responsibility to say we do not demonize our children, something is broken and wrong, certainly in Chicago," said Charlie Dates, senior pastor of Salem Baptist Church.
"Our hearts go out to the youth in the city and the victims of violence. In some way, the church has to be the healing agent for that," said Bishop Edward Peecher.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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