A 15-year-old girl who performed with her high school band for President Obama at his 2nd Inauguration last week was shot and killed in the Kenwood area of Chicago Tuesday.
Hidaya Pendleton died just blocks from the high school she attended. The teenager was an honor student, a well-liked volleyball player, and majorette.
Pendleton was among a group of 10 to 12 teenagers seeking shelter from the rain under a canopy in a park on the 4500 block of South Oakenwald Avenue around 2:30 p.m., when a gunman jumped a fence, and opened fire on the teens.
Pendleton was shot once in the back. She was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. Another boy was hit in the leg. He was also taken to Comer Children’s Hospital. He is expected to recover from his injuries.
Police said Pendleton had no gang affiliations, but several of the teens she was with were believed to be known gang members.
It’s a shame; President Obama shed tears for the 20 children who died at Sandy Hook, but he has no tears to shed for the hundreds of black children who were gunned down in his own backyard since he’s been president.
This is sad and unfortunate
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May she R.I.P. 😦
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I just can’t…may she rest in peace and may God cover her family during this horrific time…just damn
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LORD please stop the violence jeez
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This is a black child….it will be business as usual
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This is a black child….it will be business as usual.
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Exactly. Can you imagine the outpouring of grief from the Oval office if a white girl was gunned down after performing for President Obama?
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This is a black child….it will be business as usual.
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Exactly. Can you imagine the outpouring of grief from the Oval office if a white girl was gunned down after performing for President Obama?
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Yeah Obama act like he’s afraid to show grief for black people but can kiss all up to other races in a heart beat!
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charity begins at home and spreads abroad. Obama ain’t no savior. and what parents don’t do for their bad ass chirren the system will. lock them up and throw away the key.
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Tracy I agree with –> “It’s a shame; President Obama shed tears for the 20 children who died at Sandy Hook, but he has no tears to shed for the hundreds of black children who were gunned down in his own backyard since he’s been president.”
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I agree Obama wouldn’t care….god forbid he mentions anything about “black people” He’s full of it…..RIP prayers to her family….
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this is awful ::(
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too damn sad
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so when President Obama spoke on Trayvon Martin???? yeah, let’s not start this shit
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so when President Obama spoke on Trayvon Martin???? yeah, let’s not start this shit
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There are thousands of Trayvon Martin’s and gun violence was around waaaaaaaaaay before Sandy Hook….so please……
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There are thousands of Trayvon Martin’s and gun violence was around waaaaaaaaaay before Sandy Hook….so please……
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yeah and there were plenty of Presidents before Obama so now what?
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Bottom line is, black kids are dying in Obama’s backyard and he ain’t doin shit about it. it took 20 white kids in CT to die for that nigga to grow a conscious.
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I agree President Obama could do more, like call the National Guards into CHI town. SMDH
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I personally don’t care if Obama addresses gun violence or not because whether you all like it or not, the violence will never end.
Furthermore, there are certain things that are generational and certain things should start with the parents so that kids and adults don’t end up shooting people for what most like to say “no reason at all”. And if they still end up shooting folk then that means there is something psychologically wrong with the child and THAT should be addressed. Its alot deeper than what people think. Agree with me if you want or don’t…i dont care really
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I agree with you CDawg.
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So is folks just waking up and saying to themselves :tea: hey I feel like shooting into a crowd today :steer:
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So is folks just waking up and saying to themselves hey I feel like shooting into a crowd today
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Pretty much…it’s sad
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Good Morning Fam.
😦 Ugh I hate to start the day on the blog with this. RIP to that little girl and prayers for her family. Smh. Please ppl, lets stop the gun violence. It’s really getting bad out here.
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Please ppl, lets stop the gun violence. It’s really getting bad out here.
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Damn Natasha you talk like we packin up in here.
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This shit is sad…pretty lil girl too.
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Hurt by this. 😦 May she RIP
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Such a beautiful young woman. This is terrible!
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SMH
WOW 😦
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RIP Hidaya
girl was pretty
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RIP to a beautiful girl who had potential
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The devil is having a field day with your children people. the more he can take to hell the busier he is. start praying with your babies before they leave your domain.
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sad
Such a pretty young lady too but the devil don’t discriminate.
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RIP to this baby girl 😦
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I am sorry but I would be high telling it OUT of lil vietnam Chicago by any means necessary :steer:
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RIP to this beautiful young woman. :pray: for her family and friends. This is such a shame! 😦
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PeAce be with this Child :no:
Its a shame Obama shed tears for the 20 children who died Sandy Hook, he has no tears to shed for the hundreds of black children who were gunned down in his own backyard since he’s been president <–This Statement is WRONG On SO Many LeVels!!
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Very pretty young lady ::( The family 😦 ugh
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This crazy shyt just won’t stop will it! GOODNESS, Lawd be a zapper and zap all the guns of the world :crying:
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So sad. 😦
Mornin’ EVERYBODY!
*goes back to read*
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I want yall to write this down. Take a picture. Memorialize it anyway you need to…
But I agree with Tracy.
It has already been stated in at least 10 DIFFERENT stories I have read that Chi is WELL on pace to surpass the number of killings it had in 2012…And it’s the 30th day of the year. He hasn’t said not a word about it. About the city he was elected out of.
If it were Little Rock would President Clinton have said something? :shrug: 😦
If it were Houston would the President Bushes have said something? 😦
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SO let me get this STRAIGHT OBAMA is/was from CHICAGO, his bestie is the MAYOR of the city and to my KNOWLEDGE so far the President has yet to address this issue … sorry but I call bullshyt on that while I agree there are MUCH larger issues in regards to the gun violence in Chicago I am just saying it seems suspect he has not “addressed” this issue in his hometown and yeah I don’t know him *eye roll* BUT I am pretty sure if he DID FOX news surely would have “spun” the story…but then again a bunch of “niggas” are getting killed so just par the course right AMERIKKKA
It is TIME for HIM to start addressing issues in black America everything that look like us aint for us… just my PERSONAL OPINION
SMH
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Yeah I agree…Obama full a shit…they killin niggas like xmas turkeys in Chi and he ain’t addressed that shit yet!
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this is so sad! POTUS is damned if he does and damned if he doesnt! :cuss:
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RIP, she didn’t deserve to die at all…but bullets don’t have a name on em unfortunately…
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Rahm Emanuel’s ass needs to come up with a task force to find these losers and take em out..by any means necessary :yes:
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our black kids killing each other.
girl is beautiful.
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this is fuckd up …Chicago is off he hook
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Damn shame.
I hope they catch the perp who did this.
I pray for this girl’s family.
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This is a very sad story.
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SO ARE WE IMPLYING THE PRESIDENT DOESN’T CARE, BECAUSE IF SO, UNLESS YOU HAVE PERSONALLY ASKED HIM OR DISCUSSED IT WITH HIM, YOU REALLY DON’T KNOW HOW HE FEELS AT ALL, AND JUST BECAUSE HE HASN’T SPOKEN PUBLICLY ABOUT IT, DOESN’T EQUATE HIM NOT CARING-THAT’S A HASTY ASSUMPTION :wine:
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So if Obama gives a speech like right now, is it gonna bring this girl back? RIP to this beautiful young.
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C’mon Tra,
The Obama shade is kinda unwarranted and distracting. I’m angry at the coward that killed this young lady. Obama didn’t pull the trigger. Nor will a phone call or national press conference change the fact this girl died.
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The only way the “officials” in Chicago are going to get their heads out of the Northside Chicago’s arse is for people to boycott the city. Don’t go into this warzone until someone gets the gumption to create, pass, and enforce meaningful legislation so that we don’t keep losing our future.
Decent, law-abiding Blacks are held hostage by punk ass niggers who don’t care about us. The only person that should be dead is the punk that pulled that trigger and any little wannabe thug that was in that group. All of that potential, beauty, and investment struck down by a deranged nigger with an illegal gun. 😥
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It’s ironic that this young girl would be killed by gun violence, especially with all the talk about guns these days. It makes me wonder if, young innocent, promising, people are victims to get these guns off the streets finally?
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This is really sad. Im always telling teens Im around about being careful about who they affiliate with in public because you never know how you can become a victim to that person’s lifestyle
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Tracy I agree with your last statement about Obama.
Yes he can do more for that city if he wanted to.
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This girl is pretty and she was gunned down?
Damn shame!
Chicago is a damn war zone.
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pretty girl and she was a majorette. wow 😦 this is beyond sad people.
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This is tragic
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So sad 😥
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R.I.P. to this young girl. 😥
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Rest in peace to this little girl.
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Sad 😥
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Lord have mercy Jesus!
Bless this young girls soul. 😥
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Tragic shame
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Poor girl…when will the madness STOP 😥 kids dying to gun violence.
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Oh this is so sad 😥 This poor girl she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Real need for gun control.
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shit like this pisses me off!!!!
I hope they catch the fool that shot her.
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Pretty girl. Sad 😥
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So sad….another young life gone
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The tragic death of this young girl has Rahm Emanuel calling for tougher gun laws even though Chicago has laws already on the books that are far stricter than what the government is purposing. When are the politicians going to admit that the criminals do not care about any laws? Damn shame 😥
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very sad this story is 😥 this poor girl gunned down after school. this is very unfair.
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It’s a shame; President Obama shed tears for the 20 children who died at Sandy Hook, but he has no tears to shed for the hundreds of black children who were gunned down in his own backyard since he’s been president.
Throwing shade @ ya boy I see
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I keep watching the news hoping they have an arrest for who killed this girl.
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This story was all over the internet yesterday
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girl was innocent and was killed for no damn reason 😥 smh
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This is too sad. folks killing folks. I can’t take it. things are already sad enough.
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darn this is a shame. chi-town is a little known war zone anyway. gangs are running rapid and kids are killing each other like it’s nothing, where are their parents??
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So very sad. My heart goes out to Hadiya Pendleton’s family. What has happened to my city?
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These killings can be stopped but Chicago’s mayor and other politicians.
must first possess the WILL to do this.
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The president will not take some action because he is not takings responsibility for these actions that probably embarrass him. Politicians will not take responsibility because they do not get into office to wrestle with crimes of the underclass.
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This is a very tragic story and it hurts me to the core of my heart just looking at the face of that beautiful child, but I can’t quite call this chickens coming home to roost on Obama’s gun law like this article stated. It’s plain to see that the nature of the problem is the economy and it’s impact on black teens in particular.
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May this Angel rest in peace. And may God have mercy on her soul.
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and on the souls of those who killed her because they now have blood on their hands.
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The young men who are doing these killings are ugly minded and selfishly sick, and most follow in the foot prints of their mostly jailed fathers.
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CALL IN THE NATIONAL GUARDS!!! CHICAGO HAS BECOME A WAR ZONE
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young, gifted and black ..then gunned down. SMH….enough is enough
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