Baltimore erupted in violence two years ago, after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died in police custody. The unrest was about more than Gray's death, though — it exposed deep-seated problems facing many of the city's young people: lack of jobs, deep poverty, rampant crime and deteriorating neighborhoods.
Now, Baltimore residents are assessing what, if anything, has changed in the city since Gray's death.
This week, several dozen students, their parents and community activists held a rally with five members of Baltimore's city council, encouraging them to fight the mayor's proposed cuts to after-school programs. Young people here are worried that some of the millions of dollars in government and nonprofit aid that poured into the city after the unrest will dry up as memories fade.
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Like learning how to talk, get a job, or even pull their trousers up properly!
ReplyDeletenothing has changed, nor will it because they have not worked for anything. rioting and destroying things are not the way to improve your lot in life.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they should try earning it. (map)
ReplyDeleteLet it roll , we are tired of supporting violence and tired of the excuses like the ones in this post "lack of jobs" for an example . These young people have jobs , selling dope , stealing and robbing. This is how they were and are raised now. They don't want to work , you know it and I know it , just say it and the truth will set you free. We can solve this by enlarging the prisons in Md. They love jail , 3 hots a cot , all the drugs they want . Hopefully they will OD in while there. These kids hate whites , they hate cops , they don't even know who their parents are and they don't care , quit wasting time and money on them.
ReplyDeleteyea well, who isn't ? lifes hard. no one is gonna just give you anything. oh, wait ... well. maybe some.
ReplyDeleteCan not help those who can not OR will not help themselves!
ReplyDeleteKeep lookin for handouts and we'll keep reading year after year (year 3 of no help....year 4 of no help) over and over again.
Freddie is GRAY is permanant Grey.
ReplyDeleteLol and blue and black
DeleteYou want the illegals along with your unstable homes then this is what you get. The money you spend on illegals could help some of these young blacks and their families that want help to better themselves.
ReplyDeleteAfter 8 years of Obama and Baltimore is not all peaches and cream?
ReplyDeletewell maybe a generation or two or three of forced sterilization will help solve the problem! so tired of the ghetto welfare baby momma's and their pos crime committing baby daddys pumping out animals! you want welfare, we the taxpayer demand a reprieve form your stupidity!
ReplyDelete"The need has not diminished, but yet again we have to fight for the one thing that you guys gave us because of the unrest," - sounds like the strategy of getting rewarded for bad behavior! The Party of Liberal Jim has run Baltimore City into the ground for over 50 years - and Martin OweMalley is still running for President in between depositions for gerrymandering. SMH
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