Chicago, Illinois, United States· January 20, 2014
Photo: Carlos Javier Ortiz / Redux
Albert Vaughn was the neighborhood guardian, the older teenager who would play ball with the younger kids and try to keep them safe from trouble. About 50 of his friends and family members gathered to remember “Lil Al” on the block where he was killed. Englewood, Chicago, 2008. Photograph by Carlos Javier Ortiz
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