“They Took My Son… Now I’m Taking Back the Community | Tonya Burch Tells All”
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“They Took My Son… Now I’m Taking Back the Community | Tonya Burch Tells All”
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This is not just an interview — this is real life.
In this powerful episode of Chicago Blueprint, we sit down with Tonya Burch, a mother who turned unimaginable pain into a movement. After losing her son, Deontae Montreal Smith, to gun violence, she refused to let his name become just another statistic.
She built Taking Back Our Community In Honor Of Deontae Smith — a platform focused on healing, awareness, and real change in Chicago’s hardest-hit communities.
We talk about:
- The day everything changed
- The reality of losing a child to violence
- Why the system keeps failing families
- The truth about what communities actually need
- How she’s bringing mothers together who share the same pain
- Turning grief into purpose and leadership
This episode also honors the lives of Javier Burch and others whose stories deserve to be heard, not forgotten.
Featured and recognized by outlets like WGN-TV, ABC7 Chicago, and CBS News Chicago, her voice is one that demands attention.
If you care about real conversations, real solutions, and real people making a difference — this is an episode you need to hear.
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