Baltimore: Anatomy of an American City | Fault Lines
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2012
- The election of the first black US president offered hope to millions of African Americans across the country.
But have four years of an Obama presidency seen positive change for black communities in the US' inner cities?
Fault Lines' Sebastian Walker spends time with those on the front lines of the failed drug war to understand some fundamental dynamics of race, poverty, incarceration and economic truths in the US in an election year.
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Im a white male. In 2002 I got lost, walking in Baltimore. Wandered into some pretty rough neighborhoods. Black people on every corner. Was offered various kinds of drugs multiple times. Not very comfortable, to say it mildly. But soon realized that all I had to do was to say: No! And the dealers walked to the next pedestrian without a word. They were selling a product to those willing to buy. Plain and simple. Since I wasnt taken for a cop (Im overweight and always using sweatshirts and sweatpants) there was no hostility either. Back at my hotelroom at the Days Inn Inner Harbour after hailing a cab, I pondered the fear I felt for a few minutes, and wondered how people become after living in the ghetto for years, feeling unsafe all the time. It must be HELL.
kjemma
Wow! Good insight.
Gorgon Don
Absolutely.
i got lost in the city once but i just said no and there was no problems !
It is
kjemma your lucky to be alive
I was born in Baltimore in 1980s. My son will never set foot there. Every parent owes it to their child to get as far as possible from that town.
Coming from the inner city high rise projects of Baltimore (34 years) I know that the city can change. Stop looking for someone outside to bring change and just do it yourselves. So many of us have gone away from helping the elderly to build self worth within. We step over or keep walking by with blinders on, or look at situations just as entertainment value. I myself, very guilty of the very thing that I'm referring to. At least I'm becoming aware and taking action to change, not just identifying. I've had my run in with the law being young and dumb, but their comes a time when ignorance is no longer a defense.
Well said, Joseph.
Joseph, your understanding of the problem is paramount. The bigger problem is not having enough people like minded as yourself. And when people enough do, you need to get those people together, when this is done results can be obtained from your meetings. Since these things are not likely to happen, society, and police will not change their attitudes. Worse than that new generation, innocents growing up now will never have a chance they need
You're right, Joseph.
Joseph Johnson Well said.
Joseph Johnson Oh. And black women need to step it up as well.
The Mayor has no idea what is going on in the city of Baltimore!
They do. They don't care. It's intentionally done in the sense that they want to perpetuate classes and an American aristocracy, not a culture of opportunities and merit. The we are still fighting the war of American independence.
@@mengshun Yep. Everything she said was just that old political rhetorical mumbo jumbo.
Ppl most understand that crime is needed. it's a business .courts,jail, funeral, politicians, government ,police. It's all a big Monopoly game for power while acting like they r trying to help. But really everybody is in it for they self
This was back in 2012. Fast forward to 2015 and the murder rate is the highest it's been for 20 years!!!
+Mutumbo000 hmmmm... whats happened since 2012 ? the movement to not let police do their job. its very difficult to stop CRIMINALS when police arent being allowed to do their job.
It's Baltimore what do you expect. Here in upstate NY we have a once proud and prosperous city on the Genesee, Rochester that has become synonymous with violence and mayhem. Anytime a violent crime or wicked street fight breaks out in that city, the usual response is "hey it's Rochester where killing is a way of life" horribly sad but true.
Demography is destiny. Shift in demography=shift in civilization
And now just had 343 murders in 2017
It's 2018 and the murder rate is still climbing and breaking records. I don't see anything changing anytime soon. Welcome to Bodymore, Murderland lol
I had a problem living in the hood, bad lifestyle, no direction, no future. I had kids, saw where it was heading. I moved out. Problem solved...
Problem is, not everybody can afford moving out in the first place.
@@Gabriel-br4qe problem is in the entire existence of human kind man had never been to space let alone walk on the moon. Until they just did it. My point is it is a mindset. If you want to escape make a plan.
@@alexanderx3554 Are you really comparing socioeconomic issues with the moon landing? lol tell me if apollo 11 would have happened if they had cut their funding. They had a mindset, yeah, and also millions of taxpayer dollars.
@@Gabriel-br4qe Shut up
Gabriel Pieratti Thank You Gabriel! Some people paint life with a broad stroke. What works for one person may not work for the next. Moving away is not always the answer. Everyone has a unique set of circumstances and we should not be so quick to pass judgement on one another, because we don’t know all the details.
It is tragic that there is a group of people who think that a life of crime and prison is their future. I do see the breakdown of the family unit in these neighborhoods where people are having kids with lots of different people, kids wit no guidance. How do we fix it? My hubby and I married young in college with nothing, supported ourselves with little money and built a great life. The difference? It's what we knew. Kids mirror their future on what they grow up seeing. My kids are following me.
Outsourcing all the jobs doesn't help much in the 70s it was a working class city.
The irony with there not being businesses and jobs in these areas is the violence that has driven them out and that keeps them away. I was watching a show about Philadelphia and the businesses managing to hang on in the bad areas were constantly victims of robbery and violence. I sure wouldn't put a business where I would get targeted for violence.
Funny Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said during the riots a few years ago " Give those who wish to destroy, space to do that". She has added to the despair and destruction of a once great city and it's people.
rick torz mayor Blake is like Trump on a small scale
I wonder how many people commenting here watched the entire video before commenting? This issue is not simple, it's complex, it's not recent, it began before many of the commenters were born.
Len Adams The issue is not when it started... the issue is... what the hell are these people going to do to stop it. It seems to me that the people in this video are blaming everyone but themselves for their problems. We all have choices and it does not matter if your poor.. Being poor does not make you commit crime. I grew up poor, in a poor integrated neighborhood and we did not commit crime. We got an education and made something of ourselves. One big difference we had was, our fathers lived with us and guided us. My Father had two jobs but always found time for us.My Mother stayed home and made sure we did our homework and we had to do chores. The government can't fix these problems... the police can't fix these problems... The problems can only be fixed by the parents, by raising their children the right way.
eleanornjim I think the history of the situation matters. And I don't think the solution is as easy as you imply otherwise it would have been solved by now. Many of the fathers in the video are in jail for much greater lengths of time than in other neighborhoods because of police and sentencing policy. By the way, did you watch the video? I still wonder how many commenters are responding to the video.
eleanornjim well what if your dad was put in prison when you were a child for a crack charge and was out of your life for 10 years. who would you blame for that?
Bradley Bergeron I would put the blame on the person who did the wrong thing.
Bradley Bergeron My dad.
Funny how all those guys making sad faces on camera have no problem killing and robbing their own people. They only look sorry when they are caught.
*AMEN!*
Its not a race issue anymore,its a class issue.
Truth. I've never seen a whole lot of racism in Baltimore... We're all broke together.
I loved Baltimore as a child but by the time I got to my mid twenties, I realized that most people make situations negative. Jealousy, envy, greed, and lust makes them act like children and they stay that way their entire lives. When I realized this, I slowly began to lose my love for this place. They are creating their own situation and then pointing the finger at someone else. I'll admit I've made mistakes but I corrected myself and moved on. I cannot say the same for a Baltimorean/moron.
Oh man!!! Very wise words even 9 years ago. I wish your voice had been heard more since then.
Ah, I see, you wanna do some "Who's the the better race" comparing shit, but the funny thing is you never denied any of it, therefore I stand by my comment. Every race has rapists, murderers, drug dealers and so on, don't ever try to make another race look bad while your race is on some crazy shit also.
PEOPLE!!!! STOP. don't over complicate this. Three simple words can solve ALL this.....
Raise. Your. Children.
Not over night but for God sakes! Break the cycle! I get that these folks are disadvantaged, but one of these generations has to step up and put their kids prosperity at the forefront of all they do. I define my success as my children's sucess. If they fail, I failed. Accountability is a big ass pill to swallow when your consumed with your own selfish desires. and then compound the problem because your brainwashed into hopelessness thinking you will always and forever be a 'victim' by the system.
Husker Power Good one ... its the problem that they find themselfs victimized so hey stay and do nothing but play the victim... there are black guys that went to the fucking moon ... so that means that some of them broke that circle but others rather choose not to...
Husker Power Well obviously it is easy for you as a white boy to sit there, behind his screen lecturing about raising kids on social media, but it is not that simple when one is under a lot of pressure.
MrCollegeSmart my dad moved our family out of a ghetto area in Los Angeles and yeah he had to work three jobs to raise us in a safe neighborhood and that's what it takes...a parent to make the effort and want a change for their youth.
Plane Jane
"IT IS EASY FOR YOU AS A WHITE BOY TO SIT THERE BEHIND HIS SCREEN LECTURING"
Shit, can't white people read nowadays? I don't give a fuck what your WHITE dad did, even if that story is true, he is white so the same does not apply.
MrCollegeSmart I'm not white lol And not it wasn't easy but my parents wanted better for me and unfortunately for the kids in Baltimore, the parents aren't there or dont care. Not a race or cop issue...its a social issue.
The guy who blames the government is the perfect example of why nothing changes. They are waiting for the big hand of Uncle Sam to reach down and fix things? The fathers are in jail for their bad choices. And what is that guy doing to change things? Just venting and blaming does nothing. It is possible to stay in school and get scholarships and loans to college despite living in poverty. My parents gave me $125 a month for rent and I worked and paid my tuition and books and food. It is possible.
$125 from parents is a hand out, no matter who provides it. Be thankful that you have parents - and welcome to the realization that having parents that give two tuckuses about you is priceless and exactly why a lot of poor were put into that position and remain there. There Is No Substitute And a Huge Advantage and Privilege.
These kids have no parents...
He is 100% correct tho, Blacks aren't bringing drugs into the city!
@@mengshun Well then, maybe they should get real and become good parents and start good practices instead of standing around looking for someone else to blame.
@@trentlequire1643 Wow...amazing how you assumed all that. All the while calling someone else simplistic. Lmao...yt is great!
I understand that some people have it harder then others. But people are still responsible for their own actions. Criminals cant always blame the system for the mistakes they made.
At what point do these people take responsibility? That's what adults with integrity do.
i just think one of the biggest problems is parents don't know how to have any kind of control these days ....especially when there no father figure around
face of just ice true however there a God
@@darrylthomas4147 Not enough
Then you need to figure out WHY the fathers don't take responsibility. I was moved out of Baltimore by my parents and finished growing up in the country, I'm 60 now and still think of Baltimore as my first home, I didn't know what drugs were until we moved to the country........ still don't use drugs. we moved out in 1973.
Young boys really benefit from having a strong male role model in their lives.
dont do the crime.then you wont go to jail fools
They should demolish large parts of Baltimore and plant forests
+Patriotis yeah its worse. murder capital
I live in the city and I agree 100%
like whats happening in detroit. demolish vacant homes buildings and let nature take it back.
Reub3 they are doing the same thing in Youngstown OH.
and expand the parks and build more recreation fields !
I live in Baltimore and I'm proud of it , no matter what happens in it. I also saw a lot of places I drive by in the video
Raised in Harlem New York my family is from Baltimore Md. I have family in Baltimore and have experienced the change in New York as well as Baltimore first hand. I want to thank you for bringing a fair and honest report of the major issue in our urban areas and the end results. Thank you . This has to be addressed.
Im from Baltimore City and i have been living here all my life so im sort of use to the violence but i never interacted in any of those type's of behavior, My mother made sure i didnt get into any trouble, with that being said i think its more about parents not properly raising there children i think thats one of the biggest issues here in Baltimore. There are not many role model's for these children. If theres not a proper salution things will continue to stay the same.
The problem lies within the system period.
When youth are put in jail for five months waiting for trial there has to be an accommodation made to keep their education going. How are they going to recover if they are found not guilty?
I grew up in Baltimore in the 1970s/80s. Saw my first killing (yes....actual moment) when I was 3. this story resonates with me. Thank you for making it and bringing the problem to others attention.
blame is easy why can't people leave the color card out of it or do something positive instead of talking non sense
they need to change the culture of their environments. id say its unlikely that will happen so likely, Baltimore will end up like a shell of a city like Detroit, or soon to be Chicago.
shows how much you know baltimore has been bad for years and way more deadly than chicago!!!
+Lamar Jones is the murder rate not higher in chiraq?
+steve tafe It's not. Just the number of murders are higher. But Baltimore murder rate is way higher. Two different things. Baltimore had the population of Chicago, it would be 5 times worse in the number of murders every year.
The one major common denominator that exists between Balt., Det., & Chic. ........RULED BY DEMOCRATS FOR DECADES !!!!!!!
Chicago will never be like bmore or Detroit if you aint been here you need too come its beautiful even what you would call a hood is not like Detroit or bmore
Touching and insightful...thanks for the upload.
Thanks for this. I go to school near this city. It's disgusting knowing Bmore hasn't built a new school since 1959, yet they're pouring in millions for a new prison.
He got shot over a basketball game? I'm done! 🤦🏻♀️
Where u at mcnulty?
He´s trying to bust Snoop right now.
snoop been dead
The problem is that people are born into crime, drugs and poverty...and getting out is difficult. There is a lot of pressure from within (gang recruitment, hopeless home situation, terrible public schools where teachers aren't giving their all because a lot of students are already in the drug war, etc) so rising above that is very hard-even if opportunities are available to you. It's very sad. I love our city (Yes-I live in Baltimore) and we see it every day.
This.
I'm going to stretch a bit and as a white male this is "easy" for me to say.. I acknowledge that. There is an issue of pride or lack thereof. Many blacks are very proud of their heritage, their family unit, being American, and of making the most of opportunities their grandparents didn't have. It is noble and inspiring. On the other hand, many blacks do not have this pride, and will do whatever to make money, gain power, or otherwise serve themselves. More pride, better decisions, less hate.
Where's Mcnulty?
LOL
I came looking for him
In the words of Bubbles....Hey McNutty...my mainest man! lol
6.57 Omar The Real Omar
When Royce left office it went all down hill
Does anybody know the name of the street the guy was walking in at the end of the video?
if baltimore wants to see change, it needs to start from within. Show everyone that you are willing to change, to take the highroad and to end violence and promote peace. EVERYONE needs to show this, not just a select few groups of people. Otherwise, there is no incentive for businesses to open in a city where being robbed or shot is a constant threat. No one wants to risk that. So start the change from within yourselves. Thats the only way.
If there aren't any jobs, go out of town and get one. Send some money back home. Stop drug dealing and committing crimes. Don't make children out of wedlock...there are too many single mothers out there. Women: don't get pregnant at a young age. Go to work or further your education. Birth control is the responsibility of both sides. Avoid excessive intoxication that leads to bad choices. And most of all, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS. Breaking the law will keep you perpetually in the system. Stop blaming everybody else for your mistakes. Take pride in yourself and the way you present yourself. It will help improve your chances in getting a job. All this will improve the community as a whole.
Raven Fox Well, unless someone's willing to help them pay the expenses associated with moving to where the jobs are and living expenses until they secure that job, how are supposed to "go out and get one"? Are you going to do it? And can you guarantee that not one of those employers will turn them away because of the color of their skin? Someone else's bias is not their fault.
You're going in the right direction, but what you and many others fail to realize is that until racial discrimination is completely eradicated, minorities will never shoulder the blame completely. And that's probably what makes it so easy for some African Americans to pull the race card instead of reflecting on their actions and taking responsibility.
Baltimore is rough. I live in DC & never even think about visiting. I used to, back in the 80 & 90's; went to the Inner Harbor and Baltimore Aquarium, but that was about it.
Good AlJazeera's documentaries......thumbs up...
the suggestion from the "community leaders" depicted in this documentary is that life in black neighborhoods is SO BAD because --- what-- the best and brightest are locked up on drug charges?
Families are so dysfunctional. Schools look like prisons. Kids barely stand a chance in Baltimore or any poor inner city. Parents have no morals or values what do we think will happen...
@LAFOLLETTER That stereotype is way off base actually
just settled poor immigrants or refugees so they can revitalize and take advantage of the opportunity. its not the place that is bad, its the ungrateful people that live there.
I don't have the best answer for anyone but myself, I don't have to choose the wrong way, or do what everyone else is doing, take the drug money save it up as much as possible, tell no one, by a one way ticket out of state and build a better life some where else. There are options. Blaming someone else when one can choose to make it better on their own, no one is going to listen to that.
Best new Baltimore documentary on my page - Down in the hole ...made by baltimore natives...shot during the riots !! Al jazeera is super dope and this was dope ! Salute
Baltimore voted for democrat for its mayor for 50 years. maybe a change in that must be in order.
So "The Wire" is more like a documentary movie....
Uh, yeah......
I'm confused, so if tge city was great and had all these industries. Then why would war on drugs effect the city if it wasn't run by drug?
"Positive change" depends on the individual, NOT the President - no matter what his color.
Please do a special on the children of the prisoners! I worked in low income public schools and an alarming number of the kiddos' dads are in prison. Imagine what it's like for them to visit their dad in jail.
Pointing the camera on people talking about the crimes they committed in the past like they were legends in their own time, really makes me sick.
The inner-city governments are a joke. How about this country start making things like it used to. That will create jobs. I'm not sure these folks would want the jobs. But, It's a start. Do these people really want a job? It's hard to be a local legend working an honest 40 hour week. The welfare state culture has gone on too long. As planned.
***** What has my life to do with it? What about the content of the vid.? Do you have any real thoughts or insights about Balto. or is it easier to throw lame insults?
10:56 made it for me. And he is one of those who MUST know, since he's a part of the sytem.
Great journalism!!
I love my city of Baltimore I just wish we could get it together soon
1 every 100 american incarcerated ...land of FREEDOM!!
You add so much to the discourse.
Great documentary, a bit short, but well done. thanks
If all the black people in Baltimore would renounce Democratic candidates in all public elections and vote instead for a Conservative candidate for one full year or term, I'll bet that many of these issues would be solved during that year or term. It would not be tasteful to some, because welfare, food stamps, and unemployment would be cut. But so would taxes be cut on small and large businesses, which would then begin to do more hiring. Within a few years, more people would be working, tourism would come back, and prosperity and pride would return. But the black people in Baltimore (and indeed in many large American cities) will never do that. They are slaves to the Democrats. Nothing more.
Donnie Andrews was in The Wire! He was one of Omar's homies, I guess Omar's character was actually based on Donnie's life... interesting
In 2004 I had a job interview in Balmore (as they pronounce it) and stayed in a hotel downtown. I had to RUN from my hotel to the job interview so nothing would happen to me. Balmore is a scary place. Just like Detroit, Newark, St.Louis, Gary or Oakland. Wowzers!
stole all the funds for the abatement of lead paint in 1995 $25 million - Henson was Exec Director of the Housing Authority - the judges did nothing, 3,000 scattered sites never abated for the lead paint where did the funds go?
every resident of baltimore should get, mandatory, a automatic rifle (like ak 47 or ar 15) with 500 rounds a month and a high capacity pistol (like a glock) with 200 rounds a month. mandatory !
THAT MAYOR STILL HAS TO GO.......
My sister saw her first murder on her 6th birthday as we were on our way to a pizza joint to celebrate in Baltimore. The victim, who was stabbed, ended up on our car hood with blood pouring everywhere! Who in their right mind would want to live there!
This has some excellent photography and is well written.
Bodymore, Murdaland!
Move out. Join the military, etc.
I work for a Cemetery in St.Louis, Mo and its sad seeing how many young people we bury each week and I'm only 22 years old.
Better, safer and stronger? The events of this past week very dramatically conflict with her statements. Sadly the reality is with the global media coverage of the rioting, racial statements such as "kill the police" It is highly unlikely a national or international company would consider moving to or establishing a business in this city. The overwhelming mindset of those interviewed were not of rebuilding or staying in Baltimore, but as to how they could leave the city.
Just wondering when did the police become a "race" of people where disparaging remarks are deemed racial???
Three simple words GET A JOB! Mexicans that don't speak English can find work in the USA.
Rick Rodriguez But what happens when they're rejected from every job they apply for because of the color their skin? What then?
Danicka Addams we comecto this country sometimes without the paperwork to work, STILL FIND WORK. We come without speaking English..STILL FIND WORK. We come to an alien culture and adapt, open up stores across the communities we live in, work and raise families. We value hard work and family unity, we respect our women and elders and we take pride in ourselves..there's no excuse
al jazeera reports on the US.....right. Bye.
So? Better listen to FOX News or CNN, huh? Yeah, that is real, honest and investigative journalism...
I went to my aunts house (which is near East North Ave. and Aisquith St.) We were playing outside and suddenly we heard a gunshot from the alley. We ran back inside and heard our aunt crying. Luckily, none of us were hurt, but the man who was shot was killed that day. A very sad day.😢
Wow that was amazing
It all starts with THE PARENTS.....unfortunately parenting skills need to be developed if we hope to have our kids come out BETTER than we did, which SHOULD be every parents dream......I don't care what anyone says, a woman cant raise a man without support of some kind.......when all the black men are locked-up, its the kids who suffer most, and the black family disintegration is perpetuated......young black men GET YOUR PRIORITIES IN ORDER
The breakdown of the Family is a tactic of cultural Marxism. It has been used against America since the 1960's, ushered in by the deliberately fabricated Feminist movement (Steinham, Freidan were paid by wealthy global elites to get women out of the home and to be promiscuous etc) and the Hippy movement: also designed to loosen morals of men and women and promote drug use. The counter culture -- get it? They continue this today: those behind it own the music industry, TV, Hollywood and they program society with their subversive output: the young are very impressionable and they know this. All of this country's deterioration has been deliberate and secretive.... It's been no accident and very hard to escape. Those behind it have infiltrated schools, universities, media (books, mags, music, novels, movies etc), politics, TV, news organizations: everything. The way to fight it is to become aware of the Agenda so you don't fall for their manipulations.
Lol. It's always someone else's fault why men turn to crime. Trololol. I agree single mothers should just abort the fetus pigs that way crime is down and crisis averted
OMAR COMIN' !!!
Watching this during and after the 2020 presidential election. Lived in Baltimore for 6 years for school. Left 1yr after the film was taken. Felt huge pain in chest to see the country divides as much as it is now.
It seems the more people do to try and help the worse it gets?
The fact is the people who live in Baltimore love it just the way it is. They represent Baltimore and its reflective in every aspect of what they are all about. Far more dangerous the any other city and they relish in the fact that it's what makes Baltimore number one.
i live here in Baltimore and its nothing like this here.these look like little punks trying to be hard core.this low budget supposed to be movie is not showing how bad Baltimore really is.the producer should have gotten some real G's so people can really see how it is here.the crime here is off the charts.not a good place to live and definitely not a good place to raise kids
+tweetloveable To be fair this is a decent documentary showing some of what is going on. It may not show how hardcore as it is, but it demonstrates some of the problems in Baltimore.
no hassle yes I guess that would be fair.i take it back
You are lovely.
I agree with you my friend; however this is a segment of the black population. We never talk about black lawyers,doctors,engineers,working folk . Based on the insanity that we are viewing(this video) the opinion in America and throughout the world is that this is sum of who we are,and that is not true. I think those who blame government should honestly step back and take a look at the fact this conservation is being debated in the wrong circles, black folk need to begin to debate this issue.
my grandfather lives in baltimore , baltimore have ever since the fatorys closed and the harbour been a high crime city !
10:00 this line of reasoning is incoherent-- arresting people for crack cocaine to attack the civil rights movement?? wat.
I know this sounds like a strange idea but how about stop committing crimes? From my view point if you don't commit a crime you won't get arrested and you won't go to jail and you won't have a criminal record that stops you from getting a job.
Do people in Baltimore know about trains, buses and planes? They can leave Baltimore.
What's interesting is that AlJazeera had the courage to investigate the drug issues in Baltimore City.
As a former resident of Baltimore City I wonder where is the American investigative journalism? Where is CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox? Does AlJazeera care more about our communities than our own news system? Why are American news sources turning their back on American communities?
WOW
Am I the only one shocked that he said it simple and plain. It wasn’t a war on drugs, it was a war on blacks.
As someone from Baltimore I have to tell you it's not bad here. There are just some parts of the city you have no business in unless you're in the drug game. And as such, you won't get shot unless your run drugs. Just like any other city in America. The president has nothing to do with street level security in any city, and nothing anyone has ever done about drugs has worked. Stay away from drugs, stay away from bullets.
I went to The Gambia in July and it's classified by the World Bank as "Least Developed" with a GDP per capita of $1,864. Almost everyone is very poor there. But crime is very low, most of the crime comes in the form of petty and unconfrontational theft. But the same cannot be said for all of Africa, look at the murder rates of Ivory Coast, Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Africa, the DRC etc.
Well said
Nixon's War on Drugs, the decline of manufacturing, generous welfare and benefits, lack of opportunity,
the rising Hispanic culture, lack of imagination, irresponsibility. These are the negatives of this era.
I escaped this cesspool 4mths ago. There is an endemic pathology there I've not ever seen. A string of inept leaders (with the exception of Governor Hogan), is merely a symptom of the problem. This blame the other guy or the 'system' is so been there, done that.
one main cause of urban violence was white racism and suggested that white America bore much of the responsibility for black rioting and rebellion. Kerner Commission
If you don't have a foundation, any group that has access to a foundation?
When you part-take displacement before they where born .
Pssst. I have a secret. DON'T commit crimes and your chances getting locked up decline sharply.
another smart thing to do is to do as you are told, when the police tell you to do something, then you just do it, this is one other secret we white people know about and why we are so priviledged
They were only dealing drugs, shooting, killing and robbing. Why incarcerate those poor, black victims? What's left for them, change the laws to conform to their style of dealings? Here's what, stop breaking the law and get a job where you can find it. Even outside Baltimore, why not! Stop blaming the society and politicians for your impotence and law character.
I am Born and raised in Baltimore City. and it is a way to better your self better Neighborhood's am 39 yrs old with two kids .and I refused to raise them in Lexington Terrace projects where I grew up but its all in you .
Look at the government, look at corporate slave masters, look at wealth inequality, look at police corruption. See the connections points here? This is Baltimore. This is everywhere.