Chicago Residents Denounce Looting of Their Neighborhood

Bronzeville, a historic center of strength for Chicago's black community, cleans up destruction

Local residents Diana Washington and Dacia Dixon stand in front of a looted Walmart in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, on June 1, 2020. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

CHICAGO—Cliff Edgeson found shattered glass and empty shelves at his local Walmart on the morning of June 1. He lives in Bronzeville, a neighborhood that Chicago has designated as a food desert because it lacks affordable, nutritious food.

“It’s hard to get groceries. Now it’s going to be even harder,” Edgeson, 62, told The Epoch Times. “It’s tearing up our own community.”