Empowering young people to end Chicago’s gun violence problem

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sits down with young men from Chicago CRED (Creating Real Economic Diversity) to discuss the steps they have taken to disrupt the cycle of gun violence in their community and transition into the legal economy.

Also in this episode, meet David M. Rubenstein Fellow Randall Akee in a recent edition of our Coffee Break segment.

Solutions to Chicago’s youth violence crisis

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