CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago teen, taking it upon himself to try and make the city, a safer place for young people.
Qwaylin Miller is a senior at Urban Prep and when he's not playing basketball, running cross country, or studying he's working on a city-wide campaign called "Safe Streets Chicago." He is also ranked number one in his class.
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Qwaylin joined ABC7 to talk about the goal of the campaign, how soon he hopes to launch it and why the project is important to him.
"I know, as a kid, I never was able to play at blacktop (basketball courts) that I wanted to because gun violence has such a big impact on our community. Me, personally, I never had to deal with gun violence, but growing up in Chicago, I've seen how it impacts people's lives. I know that if I can make a change, then I want to do everything I possibly can."