April 16, 2014
“I don’t have all the answers but …if we can help our young people get some of these jobs, I guarantee you it will help with some of the violence. This is our time right now, this is our time to change, [and] we have to be the change.” – Common
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Common, Rhymefest Collaborate to Help Create Jobs for Chicago’s Youth
Rap artists Common and Rhymefest, founders of the Common Ground Foundation and Kanye West’s Donda’s House, respectively, announced the launch of their latest collaborative project, The Chicago Youth Jobs Collaborative, a coalition of public, private and nonprofit agencies that advocate for the creation of youth employment. The announcement was held during a press conference at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave last week.