Get on the Early Childhood Bus

Episode 5: Special Edition - Mass Shooting, Trauma and the Black Community

August 18, 2022 Erikson Policy and Leadership Department Season 2 Episode 5
Get on the Early Childhood Bus
Episode 5: Special Edition - Mass Shooting, Trauma and the Black Community
Show Notes

Illinois State Representative Sonya Harper and early childhood advocate and specialist at Chicago Public Schools, Jennifer Alexander talk about an incident where it appears Englewood, a Black community in Chicago, was the intended target for a mass shooting. The two alum from Erikson’s Early Childhood Leadership Academy talk about addressing trauma and gun violence in communities.

For more details on the incident, please visit these news story links on the Chicago Sun-Times and Fox 32 Chicago websites.