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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't even know what the solution is, but[b] I feel like they need to do something drastic to get kids from growing up in these areas and turning out poorly. [/b]Kids just can't escape and it's a bad cycle. [/quote]

The total AA population of Baltimore has been declining since the mid 90s.  For most of that time the percent AA was increasing, but that was more than offset by the decline in the total population.  That means more AA families are raising their kids elsewhere (mostly in Baltimore County I guess) which likely is a benefit to them.  This kind of change is seldom noted in all the bad news stories.  Its logical though - [b]if a poor family gets their s**t together, they are not going to stay in the city[/b], so looking at the city you won't see the positive changes in families.[/quote]

I feel like you are equating being poor to being troubled. Those poor kids in Baltimore have just as much of a chance to become a doctor or lawyer than the kids in the surrounding suburbs. Being poor isn't the problem.[/quote]

What do you think the problem is?

I think most of the poor households in Baltimore are single parent families (whether due to mass incarceration and structural racism, or to culture, or whatever does not matter much IMO) and the kids are exposed to an environment that creates despair, discourages school attendance, learning, good habits, etc.   By getting their s**t together I mean the family overcomes the obstacles - two parents stay together OR one manages to get a decent job and make some $$, through virtue OR luck OR a social program (again, for my point it does not matter which) and then having gotten some resources together they will move to the County. Where their kids will have better schools, and likely a better environment generally. But that shift will not be visible to those who focus on and decry violence and social dysfunction in they City, and ignore that the City is part of a larger system, for both good and ill.[/quote]

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