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Marcus Gardley play testifies to Chicago murder rate, in poetry by Nelson Pressley

In "The Gospel of Lovingkindness," playwright Marcus Gardley throws his arms around the appalling murder rate in Chicago. His plot is partly based on the tragedy of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed with her school group during President Obama's 2013 inaugural festivities in Washington and was fatally shot near her Chicago home days later.Read full article >>

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:40PM on December 16, 2015

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