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Black and young in Baltimore: a roundtable discussion

featuring Dr. Kimberly Moffitt

For young people of color, growing up in Baltimore is often anything but Rockwellian. Most of the community lives below the poverty line and there’s a widespread distrust of law enforcement. Consequently, for many of those young people, the recent death of Freddie Gray was a tipping point. On Monday, the frustration of a community boiled over into rioting and looting.

Posted: May 5, 2015, 1:50 PM