Chicagoans react to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that killed 10 Black people

A Chicago pastor and an activist share what’s running through their minds in the aftermath of the racist attack at a New York grocery store.

By Daniel Tucker
Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
The daughters of Ruth Whitfield, a victim of shooting at a supermarket, Angela Crawley, left, and Robin Harris, hold hands during a news conference in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
The daughters of Ruth Whitfield, a victim of shooting at a supermarket, Angela Crawley, left, and Robin Harris, hold hands during a news conference in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Chicagoans react to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that killed 10 Black people

A Chicago pastor and an activist share what’s running through their minds in the aftermath of the racist attack at a New York grocery store.

By Daniel Tucker
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An 18-year-old white man motivated by racial hatred killed 10 Black people with an assault rifle at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday.

Reset talks to Black Chicagoans about their reaction and thoughts on yet another mass shooting, this one specifically targeting Black people.

GUESTS: Watson Jones III, senior pastor at Compassion Baptist Church on Chicago’s Southeast Side

Charlene Carruthers, writer, organizer, author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer And Feminist Mandate For Radical Movements