(CNN) Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday delivered what was one of the most important speeches of his second term. But Shari Runner, president of the Chicago Urban League, is strongly against the notion that parents or "absentee fathers" should be held responsible for the city's violence problem. JUST WATCHED Chicago police head opens up on city's violent year Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Chicago police head opens up on city's violent year 02:28"I think that everybody knows that mass incarceration -- which has happened over the last 30 years -- started with the war on drugs," she said. "There are jobs that are going unfilled in the city of Chicago right now," Runner said. "The history of the Chicago police department and the African-American community has been one of a racist tone, so it's not news.

Source: CNN September 22, 2016 20:01 UTC