No matter how big Chance the Rapper gets, he remains a Chicagoan through and through.
The rapper has used his ever expanding platform in support of Chicago Public Schools and communities he grew up in. Now, he's using it to oppose $95 million spending proposal on a new police training facility, joining the #NoCopAcademy movement in the Windy City.
The City Council voted on Wednesday 48-1 in favor of spending $10 million for the land of which the training facility will be built. This is one of the first steps the city has taken to make the proposed academy a reality. Chance's tweets against the decision have gone viral and garnered national attention on the vote. Read more...
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