Revolt TV will air Chicago Love, a 90-minute special film tonight at 10 PM ET on its network. Created by Sean “Diddy” Combs and produced by Revolt CEO Keith Clinkscales and head of news Rahman Dukes, the documentary separates the fact from the fiction and explores the many causes behind the city of Chicago’s challenges.
On the heels of recent protests and violence in the Midwest, more specifically Ferguson, this documentary aims to answer what is happening in Chicago?
The city once best known for the 90’s era-Chicago Bulls, the rise of Kanye West and the election of President Barack Obama makes international headlines for stories of crime-ridden communities and nightly homicides. Is this media hype or a city in crisis? Is the ‘Chi-Raq’ nickname accurate? Where does the city go from here? “Violence in Chicago is sadly at an all-time high, and it is important to use all our voices to elevate the problem on a national level and help evolve the communities grappling with the consequences,” said Revolt CEO and executive producer Keith Clinkscales in a released statement.
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Filmed during a time of music celebration in Chicago, Revolt News used Lollapalooza weekend to capture and respectfully tell the story of victims of gun violence, engaging artist to show how real-life mirrors music, and vice-versa. Producers of the documentary spoke with several artists that included Common and Rhymefest, as well as activists, educators, faith leaders and victims’ families about violence, education, the city’s Drill music scene and the introduction of the Fe Fe movement.
As part of REVOLT’s ongoing efforts to provide solutions for the violence in Chicago, REVOLT will unveil a week of editorial starting today that stretches from an outline of “Chicago Love” to the music movement fueled by social media on the REVOLT.TV/chicagolove website.
