Lena Waithe on getting Chicago right on 'The Chi'

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Lena Waithe describes a news story about Chicago - Lena's hometown - as inspiration for her new Showtime series, 'The Chi,' and her hope to shine a more human lens on the city's South Side, which is often diminished to reports of gun violence.

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