For some Chicago anti-violence advocates, a safe neighborhood looks like block party

Anti-violence activists in Chicago created a gun violence-free block for an entire summer.

MASK Founder On Deaths Of Two Activists And Mothers: ‘People Are Tired Of Being Afraid’
Tamar Manasseh, founder of Mothers Against Senseless Killings, on the corner of 75th and Stewart in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood in the summer of 2016. Two of the group's activists were shot dead on that block on Friday, July 26, 2019. Andrew Gill / WBEZ
MASK Founder On Deaths Of Two Activists And Mothers: ‘People Are Tired Of Being Afraid’
Tamar Manasseh, founder of Mothers Against Senseless Killings, on the corner of 75th and Stewart in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood in the summer of 2016. Two of the group's activists were shot dead on that block on Friday, July 26, 2019. Andrew Gill / WBEZ

For some Chicago anti-violence advocates, a safe neighborhood looks like block party

Anti-violence activists in Chicago created a gun violence-free block for an entire summer.

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The violence in the news reminds us that we all need and deserve safety. But what does security look like? For some anti-violence advocates on Chicago’s South Side, safety looks like music, food and checking in on neighbors.

Reset checks in with a mother who started a neighborhood group to combat violence in Englewood.

GUEST: Tamar Manasseh, founder of MASK (Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings)