Julius GivensIn Chicago We All Experience Violent CrimeFrom The South Shore to Rogers Park our perceptions are our realities5 min read·Mar 27, 2023----
Julius GivensAction!What happened to Takeoff is a tragedy. Takeoff was young with a great deal of talent and passion for music. An entire life ahead uncertain…·2 min read·Nov 1, 2022--1--1
Julius GivensThe WalkImmediately after graduating college, I spent the summer interning with the St. Louis City Fire Department in their ride-along program. St…·6 min read·Jun 27, 2022--8--8
Julius GivensIn Order to form a more perfect UnionOn April 29th, 2014 in Waseca, Wisconsin a concerned citizen called 911 to report that she noticed a young man in an unusual manner walk…·4 min read·May 27, 2022--1--1
Julius GivensIt’s a sin to kill a mockingbird“My tv still works. I don’t know how. It has a bullet in it.”·1 min read·May 18, 2022--1--1
Julius GivensWhat are we treating exactly?Author notes. On Monday I published a piece titled, Just 10 minutes… In response to the publication a reader asked, “if we are to address…·3 min read·Mar 31, 2022--2--2
Julius GivensJust 10 minutes…Last night’s incident at the Oscars captured the attention of the entire world — or at least my social media channels made it feel that…·3 min read·Mar 29, 2022----
Julius GivensTime Is NeutralI have for many years been of the strong opinion that writing from a place of anger is foolhardy. The fear is that the anger would cloud…·4 min read·Jan 27, 2022----
Julius GivensI’m Beginning to Hate This TownLast Tuesday morning I found myself sitting in the waiting room of a local neighborhood muffler shop. A typical mom and pop car repair…·4 min read·Jan 4, 2022----
Julius GivensTrial In AmericaEarlier this week the above photograph was trending on twitter and other social media platforms of Kyle Rittenhouse selecting which jurors…·3 min read·Nov 20, 2021----