ABC 7 CHICAGO TO HOST FOURTH IN SERIES OF VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS, DO YOU HEAR ME? A DISCUSSION ABOUT RACE, MODERATED BY TERRELL BROWN AND LEAH HOPE

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ABC 7 CHICAGO TO HOST FOURTH IN SERIES OF VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS, DO YOU HEAR ME? A DISCUSSION ABOUT RACE, MODERATED BY TERRELL BROWN AND LEAH HOPE

ABC 7 Chicago, Chicago’s Number One station for news, presents the fourth installment in a series of virtual town halls, DO YOU HEAR ME?

The hour-long town hall will be moderated by ABC 7 Eyewitness News anchor Terrell Brown and reporter Leah Hope.

The town hall will focus on the history of institutional racism in public education and how it creates generations unprepared to participate in the same opportunities as students in other communities, limiting inclusion in the American Dream.

ABC 7 Facebook followers are invited to submit questions in advance for possible consideration.

The virtual town hall will also exclusively stream live on ABC 7’s Facebook Live, YouTube, ABC 7’s app, and ABC 7’s connected TV apps on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku.

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