#blackyouth

Cherish Smith, 7, giggles as her mother playfully showers her with a heap of leaves, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Chicago. Cherish and her mother, Zerlina, were gathered at Chicago Police headquarters for a memorial rally honoring the life of Laquan McDonald. McDonald, a 17-year-old, was shot and killed by a Chicago Police officer Oct. 20, 2014. “McDonald was one of a record-high 11 youths killed while in the Department of Children and Family Services’ care during a two year period,” the @chicagotribune reported last month. #fall #leaves #blackgirljoy #everydayblackamerica #chicago #laquanmcdonald #blackyouth (at Chicago Police Headquarters 35th and Michigan.)