Ja’Mal Green: From Activist to Mayor?

Two years ago, when Chicagoans were horrified by the graphic video images of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by CPD Officer Jason Van Dyke, Ja’mal Green adorned a “Rahm Failed Us” t-shirt and protested on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s front lawn in Ravenswood.  One can argue that he popularized the famous protest slogan “16 Shots and A Coverup.”
The 22-year-old activist now sets his sights on 2019, hoping to defeat Mayor Emanuel and claim the title