{"id":1655,"date":"2016-10-18T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:29:56","slug":"america-divided-remembering-the-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2016\/10\/18\/america-divided-remembering-the-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"America Divided: Remembering the Killing of Laquan McDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2016\/10\/18\/america-divided-remembering-the-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald\/americadivided\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1656\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"318\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1656\" src=\"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided.jpg\" alt=\"americadivided\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided.jpg 739w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided-720x310.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided-400x172.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thu, October 20, 2016 |\u00a07:00 PM \u2013 10:00 PM CDT<br \/>\nChatham 14 Theatre<br \/>\n210 West 87th Street<br \/>\nChicago, IL 60620<\/p>\n<p>October 20, 2016 marks the 2nd anniversary of the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by the Chicago Police. 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