By The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
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As Chicago hit its 500th homicide recently, a beautiful act of love and resistance spread light on the South Side. Almost 300 men, most from Trinity United Church of Christ on the Far South Side, stood with members of the Black Star Project, Nation of Islam and teachers from Oglesby Elementary School in the Auburn Gresham community. The community has been devastated by gun violence and lack of economic opportunity and investment. The backstory to this beautiful act of love is wrapped in the serendipitous vision of Oglesby Elementary School Principal Kimberly Henderson, collaborating with Trinity.
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