FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence | The Mental Impact on Youth
Season 7
Episode 7
About the Episode
For Chicago youth, going from one block to the next can be a high-stress or life-or-death ordeal. India Hart witnessed a shooting in her neighborhood that left her dad wounded. It wasn't the only time she experienced gun violence; her uncle and friend were both killed - leaving India and her parents having to deal with her PTSD. What do you imagine a safe and healing community could be?
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Extras
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Traveling by train, Black Americans had to endure second-class citizen accommodations and attitudes.1:28 -
Segregation Scholarships | Trailer
Black Americans forced to go North for advanced degrees return home to fight Jim Crow in the South.1:16 -
Segregation Scholarships | Preview
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