Talib Kweli: “Violence In Chicago Is The Symptom, Not The Cause” [Video]

Talib Kweli commented on Chicago’s battle with gun violence during a recent sit down with VladTV, and he believes that the violence in Chi-Town represents everything that’s wrong with our inner cities. Mentioning the 4th of July weekend in which 82 people were shot in the city, 14 fatally, the Brooklyn emcee calls Chicago a “perfect storm.” “Because it’s such a big city, it’s experienced so much migration, so much gentrification at such a fast rate, people being put out of their homes…,” Kweli noted, later adding, “These are problems of poverty, these don’t happen because Black people are violent…this is a poverty issue.” Kweli discussed further the challenges faced by inner city communities, mentioning cuts in education, lack of opportunity, lack of housing and more. Check out the clip to hear his full thoughts on the issue.