Vic Mensa, Lil Durk, More Discuss Chicago With W. Kamau Bell on CNN

The city of Chicago was the subject of a recent episode of CNN’s “United Shades of America,” which is hosted by comedian W. Kamau Bell. During the episode, Vic Mensa, Malik Yusef, Lil Durk, and more share their perspective on the city and their experiences living there. Below, watch clips of their roundtable discussion, featuring the artists’ thoughts about the misperceptions of Chicago and the challenges facing the city. “I think the solutions have to come down to investing in the communities,” Mensa says, “You’ve got schools in the same school district, but the black school is getting way less funding per student.” Mensa has recently spoken out about political issues, protesting at Standing Rock and calling Trump racist.

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