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Chicago Matters: Ear to the Ground

African Americans—traditionally over-represented in the military–are signing up less and less. Latino enlistment is also trailing off. So the U.S. military is having to work harder to meet recruiting demands. Critics of the Iraq war charge youth of color are being aggressively targeted for service, and that children of immigrant families are especially vulnerable to recruiters. Ear to the Ground mentorship program participant Jermont Montgomery works with young people in the Englewood neighborhood. He checked in with youth in his area to learn what the U.S. Military has been telling young men and women from his community to get them to sign up. Here’s what he learned.

Ear to the Ground: Jermont Montgomery

Ear to the Ground mentorship program participant Jermont Montgomery checks in with youth in the Englewood community to learn what the U.S. Military has been telling young men and women from his community to get them to sign up.

Posted on 12.17.2007

Reporter's Notebook: Jermont Montgomery

Jermont Montgomery learned how reporting reveals information for both the listener, and the reporter.

Posted on 12.13.2007

Learn More About Jermont Montgomery

Ear to the Ground mentorship program participant Jermont Montgomery is a community activist and youth organizer currently working with Public Allies and Imagine Englewood If.

Posted on 12.13.2007

Now in its 17th year, Chicago's award-winning multimedia public affairs series returns in 2007 with Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders to explore the impact of immigration in Chicago and the region.

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