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Perspective On Protests From Suburban Chicago Organizer

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With cars honking their horns, a man holds a clenched fist up out of his car window as he passes Adams Park. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
With cars honking their horns, a man holds a clenched fist up out of his car window as he passes Adams Park. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

As protests continue in major cities across the country, young people in suburban neighborhoods are organizing as well.

Eighteen-year-old Marcus Pruitt is with Chicago Burbs for Justice and explains how young people in the suburbs of Illinois are fighting for change.

This segment aired on June 5, 2020.

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