CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FIFTH THIRD BANK AND BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> Host: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES, I AM BRANDIS FREEMAN.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

ON THE STATE DELAY SHOW TONIGHT THE STATE PRIORITIZES INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION.

WE ARE LOOKING INTO HOW THE PLAN WORKS AND IF IT COULD MAKE AN IMPACT.

>>> CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE HOPING TO COMBAT VACCINE HESITANCY THROUGH A NEW CAMPAIGN.

>>> A COLIN KAEPERNICK SERIES ON NETFLIX CAUSES A STIR.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.

>>> AARON RODGERS ASKED NATION STATUS IN THE BEARS MATCH UP AGAINST THE STEELERS WITH JAMES BIG CAT WILLIAMS.

>>> WE SPEAK WITH THE EVENT COFOUNDER OF WHAT THE AUDIENCE CAN EXPECT.

>>> FIRST OFF TONIGHT COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE WILL GET A BOOST IN FUNDING FROM THE STATE.

GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER CALLING GUN VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO ADDRESS IT.

>> WE WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE VIOLENCE ON OUR STREETS AND INVEST IN THE FIGHTING THE UNDERLYING CAUSES THAT CREATE TOO MUCH DESPAIR, TOO MUCH ADDICTION, TOO LITTLE DENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTS AND TOO FEW OPPORTUNITIES.

>> COMMUNITIES MOSTLY BLACK AND BROWN WITH THE PEOPLE OF THESE COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN VIEWED AS A PROBLEM RATHER THAN RECOGNIZING IT IS THE INHERITED CONDITIONS IN WHICH OUR NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES LIVE THAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT PERPETUATES THIS VIOLENT.

>> Host: THE REIMAGINE PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN INCLUDES $50 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BASED GRANTS FOR THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR.

THE GOVERNOR HOPES TO GET 100 MILLION MORE 2023 AND 2024.

THAT FUNDING COMES AS CHICAGO REMAINS ON TRACK TO HAVE ONE OF THE DEADLIEST YEAR SINCE THE YEAR 2000.

ACCORDING TO THE LATEST CRIME NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN 678 HOMICIDES SO FAR THIS YEAR.

THE MOST WE'VE SEEN SINCE 2017 AND MORE THAN 3000 SHOOTING INCIDENTS.

>>> JOINING US NOW ARE PASTOR COREY BROOKS FOUNDER OF PROJECT H.O.O.D., DELRICE ADAMS ACTOR OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AUTHORITY AND SEN. ROBERT PETERS A DEMOCRAT FROM CHICAGO.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF US FOR JOINING US TONIGHT ON CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES.

SEN. ROBERT PETERS LET'S START WITH YOU YOU SPONSORED THE REIMAGINE ACT.

HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHERS TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE?

>> Guest: THE MAIN PART IS THAT IT IS DRIVEN BY DATA AND EVIDENCE.

YOU COMBINE THE DATA AND EVIDENCE ALONGSIDE THE OFFICE OF FIREARM VIOLENCE BUT PREVENTION AND THE COORDINATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND IT HELPS US TARGET AREAS MOST IN NEED OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TRAUMA INTERVENTION.

WE'VE DONE AMAZING WORK.

I THINK THAT DIRECTOR ADAMS WILL ALSO POINT THAT OUT.

WE'VE BEEN PINPOINTING AREAS OF THE HIGHEST NEED THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN BOTH CHICAGO AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

>> Host: RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A GRAPHIC THAT HAS A BIT OF THAT PLAN ON IT TO THE HIGH RISK INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS TRAUMA RECOVERY SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

SENATOR YOU JUST MENTIONED THE PLAN IS BEING PRESENTED AS AN EVIDENCE-BASED AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH.

WHAT DO THE EVIDENCE AND DATA TELL YOU?

>> Guest: IT MOSTLY TELLS US WHERE COMMUNITIES ARE.

HE IS FOCUSED ON FIREARM VIOLENCE.

WE HAVE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CHICAGO WHERE OFTEN TIMES WE TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY AS BROAD AND BIG WISHY WASH HE WORDS INSTEAD OF SAYING AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN WE WANT TO CREATE SAFETY COMMUNITIES WE HAVE TO GROUNDED AND RUDE IT AND TARGET IT IN THE AREAS OF HIGHEST NEED.

IF WE SEE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THROUGHOUT THE STATE HERE IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS WHETHER IT IS ROCKFORD OR WILL KEEGAN OR PEORIA OR THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO.

THE IDEA TO TARGET IT AND FOCUS ON THAT AND HAVE A HOLISTIC APPROACH WILL BE NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT AFTER, LET'S BE HONEST PAIRED WHAT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR.

IN CHICAGO AND IN THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO VIOLENCE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE AND A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE PARTICULARLY FEELING AN EXTREME LEVEL OF TRAUMA AND PAIN AND WE NEED TO STEP OUT IN FRONT OF IT.

>> Host: DELRICE ADAMS YOU ARE FOCUSING ON FIVE GOALS AND THEY ARE STOP THE VIOLENCE, PROMOTE SAFETY/SUPPORT CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ADVANCED EQUITY, SUPPORT HEALTH AND PROMOTE COLLABORATION.

HOW DO YOU DO ALL ARRIVE AT THESE PARTICULAR AREAS OF FOCUS?

>> Guest: THIS VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN IS A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PLAN CREATED BY OVER 130 VOICES FROM COMMUNITY AS WELL AS EIGHT OF THE STATE AGENCIES AND MANY STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE PART OF THE AD HOC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COMMITTEE.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS AS WELL AS STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATE WHO HAD BEEN WORKING IN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION ROME FOR MANY YEARS TRYING TO COMBAT WHAT WE KNOW IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE BUT WHAT WE ARE SAYING TODAY IS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS THIS GROUP ALONG WITH A UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HELPS WITH DATA, COUNTY LEVEL DATA, UNDERSTANDING WHERE THOSE PAIN POINTS ARE ACROSS THE STATE AND RAISING UP WITH THESE PRIORITY AREAS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT CAN GO STATEWIDE.

>> Host: PASTOR COREY BROOKS I WANT TO BRING IN HERE.

PROJECT H.O.O.D.

IS AIMED AT PREVENTING VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO.

IF YOUR ORGANIZATION QUALIFY FOR THESE FUNDS, HOW WOULD IT HELP FOR THE WORK YOU DO AND THE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOURS?

>> Guest: WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR SEN. ROBERT PETERS AND DELRICE ADAMS PUSHING THIS LEGISLATION THROUGH BECAUSE IT WILL HELP US IF WE ARE AWARDED THE FUNDS TO ONE, HIRE MORE INDIVIDUALS AT A STREET LEVEL TO HELP MAINTAIN THE VIOLENCE TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT LOW WHERE THE REST OF THE CITY IS AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED AND IN 2012 THERE WAS AN ARTICLE SAYING WE WERE THE MOST DANGEROUS BLOCK IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO BUT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO FUND PROJECTS HOOD WE ARE NOT EVEN IN THE TOP 30.

THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US IF WE ARE AWARDED FUNDS TO EXPAND OUR WORK, TO ALLOW US TO PUT PROGRAMS IN PLACE LIKE OUR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL AND HOSPITALITY PROGRAM WHERE WE SPECIFICALLY TARGET INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE SHOT OR LIKELY TO BE A SHOOTER.

THOSE FUNDS ARE VERY NECESSARY FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND KEEP OUR WORK GOING SO WE DECREASE THE VIOLENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> STICKING WITH YOU FOR ANOTHER SECOND PASTOR BROOKS, WE DECIDED THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE NUMBERS IN THIS PAST YEAR, WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN AND WHAT HAS YOUR WORK BEEN LIKE AS A RESULT OF THE INCREASE?

>> FOR US WE BEEN GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO DECREASE THE VIOLENCE.

WE WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS WE BELIEVE IN COLLABORATIVE WORK WE BELIEVE IN FAMILY SERVICES AND COMMUNITIES PARTNERING FOR PEACE HERE RIGHT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE ARE AND AT THE WOODLAWN AREA WE MAKE SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBERS IN CHICAGO HAVE BEEN AWARDED UP, OUR METRICS SHOW THAT OUR NUMBERS HAVE BEEN DECREASING.

WE BELIEVE IT'S NUMBER 1 BECAUSE OF FUNDING AND NUMBER 2 BECAUSE WE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE GREAT PEOPLE TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THOSE SAME TYPES OF RINGS.

THE MODEL THAT IS BEING USED TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TRYING TO WORK ON THE VIOLENCE WILL ONLY BE HELD ACROSS THE CITY BUT ACROSS THE STATE AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING.

>> Host: WHEN THE REIMAGINE PLAN WAS ANNOUNCED LAWMAKERS WAS STRESSING COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE INCLUDING MAYOR LIGHTFOOT.

HERE'S A BIT OF THAT.

>> WE HAVE TO STOP VILLAIN ICING OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND SUPPORTING THEM.

THERE IS NO OTHER ORGANIZATION IN OUR CITY OR STATE THAT RUNS TOWARDS DANGER TO PROTECT US.

WE NEED TO BE THANKFUL FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND NOT LEAVE THEM FEELING LIKE THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE THEIR BACK.

THE COMMUNITY ALSO HAS A RIGHT TO EXPECT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EQUALITY OF LEASING AND I THINK EVERYONE HERE UNDERSTANDS AND RECOGNIZES THAT BUT THE POINT IS IT HAS TO BE A PARTNERSHIP.

>> Host: SENATOR PETERS, WAS SO MUCH DISTRESS BETWEEN THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES HOW DO YOU MAKE A PARTNERSHIP LIKE THE ONE THE MAYOR IS REFERRING TO AND HOW DO YOU MAKE IT A REALITY?

>> Guest: AT THE END OF THE DAY IF WE FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY PAIRED NOT JUST A FEW PEOPLE HERE AND THERE BUT IN EVERY CORNER AND COUNTY OF THE STATE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR EVERYBODY AND NOT JUST A FEW.

THAT'S ONE WAY YOU COULD REBUILD TRUST TO DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE WORKING IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SPACE.

I THINK THE PROBLEM WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS LONG-STANDING TRAUMA.

I USE AN EXAMPLE AT THIS PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT THE IDEA OF A 14-YEAR-OLD KID HAD TO BETWEEN THE BIG RECESSION A FORECLOSURE CRISIS A MASS EVICTION CRISIS AND HAD TO LOOK AT DRAMATIC VIDEOS OF THE MURDER OF LOOK JUAN McDONALD AND GEORGE FLOYD AND THEN WE GET TO THE PANDEMIC AND YOU ADD ON ALL THAT TRAUMA AND ALL THAT PAIN.

IF YOU DON'T DEAL WITH THAT AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS REQUIRES EVERYBODY TO WORK AND IMPROVE SAFETY THEN WE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRUST EACH OTHER TO BEGIN WITH.

I THINK THIS ALL STARTS WITH HAVING A BROAD VIEW IF YOU PROVIDE SERVICES YOU PROVIDE THIS INTERVENTION AND WE FOCUS ON IMPROVING THINGS LIKE CLEARANCE RATES, COMBINE ALL OF THAT AND CREATE TRUST WITHIN A PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

>> DELRICE ADAMS I WANTED TO BRING YOU BACK IN.

THIS IS A LARGE INVESTMENT AND FOR TAXPAYERS WHO THINK IT'S TOO MUCH AND THINK IT SHOULD BE SPENT IN OTHER WAYS, WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?

>> Guest: MY RESPONSE TO THAT IS WE KNOW THAT VIOLENCE CAUSES POVERTY AS WELL AS HIS TO MAKE RACISM.IT COMES FROM A DISINVESTMENT AND HISTORICAL OPPRESSION.

WE HAVE TO WRITE THE THE WRONG AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THE NATION CORRECT THE SOCIETAL ILLS THAT ACTUALLY CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE AND LOOKS A PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH A VERY NARROW LENS OF CRIMINALIZATION ARREST AND INCARCERATION.

WE HAVE TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE KNOW WAS SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE BECAUSE WE HAVE IT.

WE HAVE OVER 60 OF THEM IN CHICAGO AND MANY MORE ACROSS THE STATE SO WHY DON'T WE USE A PROPORTIONATE EQUITABLE TYPE OF MODEL TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE THE SAME RESOURCES THAT WE DO NOT HAVE UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE PROPER HEALTHCARE IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO TO.

THE REVEREND TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HE AND HIS ORGANIZATION HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.

WE NEED TO USE THAT FUNDING TO HAVE COMMUNITY LEVEL SOLUTIONS.

THE SOLUTIONS ARE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST HARMS.

THERE'S NO DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT CAN REALLY SAVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

IT'S DISHEARTENING WHEN YOU TURN ON THE NEWS AND IT'S SPREADING ACROSS OUR STATES.

>> OF COURSE WE WILL BE LISTENING OUT FOR ALL OF YOU AS THIS MOVE FORWARD.

FOR NOW THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT.

SEN. ROBERT PETERS, DELRICE ADAMS AND PASTOR COREY BROOKS THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

>> Guest: THANK YOU.

>> Host: UP NEXT A NEW INITIATIVE TO COMBAT VACCINE HESITANCY.

NCY.

>> Host: CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY IS TEAMING UP WITH THE CHICAGO URBAN LAKE AND THE BROWNSVILLE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM TO BRING COVID-19 VACCINATION AWARENESS TO THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY.

ANGEL IDOWU TELLS US HOW THEIR COMBATING THIS WITH A VIDEO CONTEST.

>> STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGING MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE THROUGH THE HELP OF A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED VAXAMILLION.

IN ADDITION TO HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE VACCINES ARE OFFERED WITH A $50 FINANCIAL INCENTIVE.

>> EXCEEDS ME ARE YOU VACCINATED?

>> YES.

>> NO?

>> WHY WOULD YOU GET VACCINATED?

>> GETTING VACCINATED IS TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR PEOPLE I WON'T YOU GET VACCINATED?

>> STUDENTS WERE TEST WITH GRADING ONE MINUTE VIDEOS ON MY EATING THE VACCINE IS IMPERATIVE.

THE MOST CREATIVE VIDEO WINNERS RECEIVED $1500.

>> WITH THE VACCINE THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

>> 12-YEAR-OLD AUBREY IS ONE OF THOSE CAMPAIGN WINNERS.

>> WE ARE TWO YEARS IN COVID AND WE KNOW THOSE RESULTS AND THEY ARE NOT GOOD.

SO, THE VACCINE COULD GO DOWN OR UP BUT WE ARE ALREADY DOWN SO THE ONLY PLACE IT CAN GO IS UP.

>> DOCTOR SUZETTE McKINNEY AGREES.

AS THE VAXAMILLION CAMPAIGN WORKS TO ADDRESS COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS WILL HAVE ABOUT NOT ONLY GETTING THE VACCINE BUT FEARS AROUND GOING TO THE DOCTOR AS WELL.

>> WHAT MANY OF THEM LOOK AT OUR HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST MANY OF WHICH HAVE EXISTED FOR QUITE A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND BACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES WE SEE HIGHER RATES OF CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART DISEASE.

THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HAS NOT ALWAYS TREATED BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF DIGNITY AND RESPECT THAT THEY TREATED NONMINORITY COMMUNITIES.

WITH COVID AND THE COVID-19 VACCINE MANY PEOPLE IN LOCK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES DON'T NECESSARILY TRUST THAT THIS IS A VACCINE THAT IS GOING TO BE HELPFUL TO THEM BECAUSE OF SPECIFIC SITUATIONS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN HISTORY.

THEY ARE THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE OUT CONTINUING TO PROVIDE SERVICES WHEN THE DISEASE SPREAD INITIALLY STARTED.

AND SO, BEING OUT IN THE PUBLIC THEY WERE AT GREATER RISK OF EXPOSURE.

>> THAT WAS THE FOCUS OF CSU JUNIOR KAIROS VIDEO CAMPAIGN WHO WAS ALSO A WINNER.

PIRATE REMINDS PEOPLE OF WHO SHE IS TAKING THE VACCINE FOR.

>> I HAVE UNDERLYING HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR MY RESPIRATION IS IN THE BEST AND I AM PREGNANT.

I HAD THE VACCINE AND I'VE BEEN OKAY.

AT THIS POINT I ALSO FEEL SAFER.

I TOOK THE VACCINATION FOR MY KIDS, MY UNBORN CHILD AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.

NOT JUST FAMILY BECAUSE MY NEIGHBOR IS PART OF MY FAMILY.

MY TEACHER IS PART OF MY FAMILY.

I SEE HER THREE TIMES A WEEK SO AT THIS POINT I WANT HER TO GO HOME TO HER FAMILY SAFE.

THAT SAID I'M HAPPY THAT CHICAGO STATE GAVE ME MY VOICE.

>> SHE SAID SHE IS PROUD TO DEPART ABOUT INSTITUTION THAT IS CREATING A VITAL ROLE.

>> ONE THING WE CAN DO FOR THE FUTURE IS TO CREATE DIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE AND SCIENCE.

HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO GET CULTURAL AWARENESS AND COMPETENCY IN THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSION.

THAT'S ONE THING THAT CHICAGO STATE BRINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES, I AM ANGEL IDOWU.

>> Host: A TOTAL OF 14 STUDENTS WERE PART OF THE PROJECT WITH EIGHT VIDEOS PRODUCED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CAMPAIGN.

THE VIDEO WILL BE FEATURED ON THE VAXAMILLION WEBSITE AND SHARED WITH CHICAGO AREA SCHOOLS INCLUDING CPS.

>>> A NEW NETFLIX SERIES ON COLIN KAEPERNICK IS CAUSING A STIR.

AARON RODGERS IS NOT VACCINATED AFTER ALL AND ON THE FIELD TO THE BEARS PREPARED TO TACKLE THE STEELERS IN PITTSBURGH ON MONDAY NIGHT.

JOINING US NOW IS TRAN 21 FORMER DEFENSIVE LINEMAN FOR THE CHICAGO BEARS.

WELCOME BACK.

THERE IS, WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THERE'S A LOT OF REACTION TO COLIN KAEPERNICK'S NETFLIX SERIES.

THE WAY HE DESCRIBED THE NFL DRAFT.

THOU DO YOU MAKE THE COMPARISON ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE MAJORITY OF PLAYERS ARE LACKING AND THERE ARE NO AFRICAN-AMERICAN OWNERS?

>> Guest: I CAN SEE HOW AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYER COULD MAKE THAT COMPARISON.

UNFORTUNATELY, AS A PLAYER NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE COMBINE BUT I TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S CHANGED MUCH FROM THE TIME WHEN I PLAYED UNTIL NOW.IT IS A SICKLY, YOU ARE PUT IN A PAIR OF SPANDEX PANTS, YOU ARE FLAUNTED IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

THEY TAKE XERS AND MEASURE YOU AND THEN SHIP YOU OFF TO ANOTHER ROOM WHERE THERE'S ANOTHER ROOM OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO LOOK AT YOU AND POKE AND PROD YOU.

I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE NETFLIX SPECIAL BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK IT OUT.

YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE WHERE THE COMPARISONS ARE MADE.

>> IS NOT AN EXTREME COMPARISON TO MAKE THOUGH?

>> IT IS.

THAT IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO WATCH IT FIRST.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF IT SEEMS TO BE UNNECESSARY.

A LOT OF IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH WITHOUT ALL OF THE EXTRA PEOPLE IN THE ROOM SHOULD I SAY.

IT IS A PROCESS THAT THE NFL HAS GONE THROUGH FOR QUITE A FEW A FEW YEARS.

LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PROCESSES IN THE NFL IS PROBABLY ONE THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.

>> Host: WE KNOW AARON RODGERS TESTED FOR COVID-19.

HE USE THE WORD IMMUNIZE WHEN HE WAS ASKED THE QUESTION A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HE WAS APPARENTLY REFERRING TO A HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT HE WAS TAKING.

THAT MEANS HE'S ALSO BEEN RAKING NFL CODE HE MISSED THE GAME ON SUNDAY OF COURSE.

SHOULD THE NFL IMPOSE A FURTHER BAN OR PUNISHMENT UPON HIM OR SHOULD THE TEAM BE IMPOSING SOMETHING ELSE?

>> Guest: I THINK SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT THE RULES ARE.

THE UNION CAME TOGETHER AND CAME UP WITH THESE RULES AND THEY WANTED PLAYERS TO FOLLOW THEM.

EVERYONE AGREED UPON IT AND WHY LIE ABOUT IT?

WHY NOT JUST SAY I AM NOT.

I DID NOT GET VACCINATED.

I AM GOING THROUGH ANOTHER PROCESS.

I AM TALKING TO THE NFL ABOUT THIS PROCESS.

IT'S NOT RIGHT.

YOU KNOW?

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY WAY HE SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED, SOMEHOW.

FINANCIALLY OR WITH SOME TYPE OF SUSPENSION.

LIKE PEOPLE SAID, IS TALKING ABOUT THE FORMER OFFENSIVE MVP OF THE NFL.

WHAT DIRECTION ARE THEY GOING TO GO?

>> Host: EXACTLY.

I HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BEARS AGAINST THE 49ERS.

LAST WEEK THEY HAD THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS, IT WASN'T THE HUMILIATION THEY SUFFERED AGAINST TOM BRADY AND THE BUCCANEERS.

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE PERFORMANCE, OF THE TEAM AND PARTICULARLY OF THE QUARTERBACK?

>> Guest: WHEN YOU LOOK AT FIELDS YOU ARE LOOKING AT EVERY WEEK FOR HIM TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

I THINK IN THE 49ERS GAME YOU SAW A MORE COMFORTABLE JUSTIN FIELDS.

YOU SAW A PLAY IN THE 22 YARD SCRAMBLE THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED AS LONG AS YOU LIVE.

THAT PLAY WILL LIVE FOREVER.

THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WERE HIS TOUCHDOWN PASS.

JESSE JAMES IN THE END ZONE, HIM ROLLING LEFT SQUARING UP HIS SHOULDERS AND THROWING TO ONLY WEAR HE COULD GET IT.

THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO SEE WEEK WEEK TO SHOW HIS IMPROVEMENT AND PROGRESSION AND TO SHOW OFF HIS SKILL SET.

>> ALL RIGHT.NEXT UP FOR THE BEAR STEELERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND IN CONTRAST TO THE BEARS THE STEELERS HAVE WON THEIR LAST THREE GAMES HOW DO YOU SEE THIS MATCHUP?

>> Guest: IT'S GOING TO BE A ROUGH ONE.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT GOING TO PITTSBURGH LAYING ON MONDAY NIGHT THE CROWD IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A FACTOR.

THAT'S YOUR YOUNG QUARTERBACK YOU HAVE AN OFFENSE OF LINE THAT IS TRYING TO PROTECT EVERYONE AND THE THINGS LIKE SNAP COUNTS ARE GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT GUYS LIKE JT WATTS COMING OFF THE EDGE ON YOUR YOUNG TACKLE AND HIM BEING LATE OFF THE BALL.

YOU GOT TO DO SOME THINGS WHETHER IT IS STEAM WISE, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS.

CHIPPING THE TACKLE TO HELP WITH THE DEFENSE OF INS, YOU HAVE HAYWARD IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME THINGS THAT WILL HELP SHORE UP OUTLINE AND PROTECT JUSTIN FIELDS.

>> Host: IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS, WHAT IS YOUR PREDICTION?

>> Guest: IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD TASK FOR THEM.

THE STEELERS ARE BUILT FOR WINNING CLOSE GAMES AND THE BEARS ARE NOT ABLE TO PUT UP A LOT OF POINTS.

IT IS GOING TO BE A TALL TASK FOR THEM TO GO INTO PITTSBURGH AND WIN.

I'M GOING 24 TO 17 PITTSBURGH BUT IF THEY KEEP IT CLOSE THEY DO STAND A CHANCE.

>> Host: ALL RIGHT, TRAN 21 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON TONIGHT'S CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES.

WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

>>> THE CELEBRATING LACKED ACTORS, FILM MAKERS AND STORIES WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE 27TH ANNUAL LUCK HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL.

AFTER GOING FULLY FESTIVAL LAST YEAR THE FESTIVAL IS BACK AND IN PERSON.

AUDIENCES CAN WATCH 30 FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES AND SIX SHORT DOME SERIES.

ALL MAKERS WILL ATTEND SOME OF THE FILMING FOR Q&A SESSIONS.

THE FESTIVAL COFOUNDER SPOKE WITH US ABOUT SUCCESS AND EVOLUTION.

>> IT SHOWS THERE IS A REAL MARKET FOR THIS STUFF, A REAL HUNGER FOR BLACK CINEMA.

LET ME SAY THIS CLEARLY AND I SAY IT ALL THE TIME.

WHEN PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT BLACK MOVIES THEY REALLY REFER TO FILMS THAT ARE RELEASED BY MAJOR STUDIOS.

OH, BLACK PANTHER WONDERFUL IT'S FINE BUT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF BLACK FILMS ARE MADE INDEPENDENTLY OUTSIDE THE STUDIO SYSTEM.

SOME OF THESE FILMS GET LUCKY AND GET DISTRIBUTIONAL AND.

SOME OF THEM DON'T GET DISTRIBUTION AND THAT IS WHY ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON WHY BLACK HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL WAS CREATED AND OTHER BLACK DOME FESTIVALS AS WELL.

[SINGING] >> Host: SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE DOCUMENTARIES OF MUSIC ICON DIONNE WARWICK AND KING RICHARD WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS AND STARS WILL SMITH.

THE TRAN 22 RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 2 AND YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO BUY TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEKEND SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.com/NEWS FOR THE VERY LATEST FROM WTTW NEWS INCLUDING DETAILS ON LOCAL EFFORTS TO VACCINATE KIDS AGAINST COVID-19.

IF YOU ARE WATCHING US ON SATURDAY NIGHT KNOW THAT YOU CAN CATCH BLACK VOICES AND LATINO VOICES ON SUNDAY.

JOIN PARIS SCHUTZ AND ME FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES I AM BRANDIS FREEMAN.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.