Posted on 07/15/2015 9:49:02 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
Remembering Freddie Gray. There’s now a Baltimore youth center that honors the 25-year-old who died in police custody.
The Freddie Gray Youth Empowerment Center is located just 10 miles from where Gray lived, serving as a memorial and symbol of hope. It will ideally set Baltimore’s youth up for success in a city working to rebuild after being rocked by violence and chaos following the death of Freddie Gray.
“There’s another side of Baltimore that the uprising didn’t show,” said Dr. Jamal Bryant, Empowerment Temple Church pastor.
Bryant’s Empowerment Temple Church dedicated the center to the city’s kids, giving them a place to prosper and secure a brighter future.
“I really believe it’s got to be bigger than a new police chief—what is going to happen to the economic opportunities in our city and we hope this is going to be the epicenter for Sandtown Winchester,” Bryant said.
Amid one of the most deadly years in Baltimore, the city has already seen more than 100 deaths—a major spike compared to this time last year.
Community leaders and elected officials say now is the time to make a difference.
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimore.cbslocal.com ...
Why not a Church in Howard Beach Queens dedicate a youth center to John Gotti. Or since he was brought up Jewish a Synagogue in the Bronx dedicating a youth center to David Berkowitz (Son of Sam). Or a Church in Chicago dedicated to Al Capone? Bammy and Rahm would do a nice photo op at that one.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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