Word: englewood
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...organization called 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care has been swamped with requests for survival workshops, conducted in schools and community organizations. More than 5,000 people, mostly youth, have attended so far. In Chicago, Michael Owens, 17, grew up amid the gangs and drugs of the Englewood neighborhood and had a typical attitude toward the police. Says he: "The decision to make when you saw the police was hope for the best or run." But in high school he formed the Boys & Girls Clubs' YouthNet program, which brings kids together with the cops to talk about...