Hadiya PendletonHadiya Pendelton was shot in the back and killed while standing with friends inside Harsh Park after taking final exams. The-15 year-old student at King College Prep was killed just a week after performing at events for President Obama’s inauguration. |
The Facts about Chicago
You have probably heard somewhere on the news of the death of Chicago's beloved young teenager, Hadiya Pendleton. The story made national news as it very well should have. Hadiya had a bright future ahead of her, and she had even begun to achieve some of the great things in store for her before her death. However, did you hear on the national news stories about the deaths of the 29 current and recent Harper High School students shot last year, and the fraction of those students who were killed? Most likely not. Yet their lives weren't less important than Hadiya's; their deaths were such a common occurrence in Chicago that their stories didn't get told to the entire nation. By learning and preventing such youth violence, we shouldn't need to mourn the deaths of youths in Chicago every single week.
Please learn, so that you can help.