Where is all this money going? How much is stolen? Investigate this corrupt mess immediately! I did," Blackwell responded in an emotional monologue. Holding back tears, he continued, "They care for their families there.
They love their children, who pledge allegiance to the flag just like people who live in districts of congressmen who support you, sir. They are Americans too. Blackwell was right to condemn the president's line about no human being wanting to live in Baltimore. It was grotesque. But Trump also said Baltimore was the worst run and most dangerous city in the country.
Is that controversial? What I also wondered was why a tweet nearly brought Blackwell to tears on the air, but not the very tragic headlines coming from Baltimore every day. It's those headlines, and not a Twitter storm from a thin-skinned politician, that should bring Blackwell and his allies in the media to tears. Big Cities" The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore had more murders than New York City last year, despite New York being nearly 12 times its size.
To understand how bad things really are, Baltimore's homicide rate in was 56 per , people. That tops Those stories are worth crying about because those murder statistics represent real lives being cut short.
Mostly young black lives being cut short. It's a loss of unimaginable magnitude. And it's been happening in Baltimore for years.
The year-old was Carlos Liverpool Jr. He went to Calverton Middle School. His body was found in the early morning of July He was shot several times. His grieving mother, Shiretta Henderson, told reporters her son was excited about the prospect of starting high school and getting a job.
The two ate dinner the night before. It was the last time she ever saw him. You took the connection that me and my child had.
That's worth crying about. It's a story worth covering, too. But the last time the media descended on Baltimore, it covered Freddie Gray's tragic death. It turns out that black lives don't matter to the media unless a white cop is involved. The Baltimore Sun has a website dedicated to tracking Baltimore's murders. Here's a partial list of the July victims. Almost all were black males. They all had names. And God-given abilities the world will never come to know.
Steve Tasker , 39 years old July 28, p. And then there are the schools, which are among the very worst in the nation. But not for lack of money. Baltimore City Public Schools ranked third among the nation's biggest school systems in spending on a per-student basis in But that investment hasn't paid off in academic returns.
In fourth- and eighth-grade reading, the Sun reported, only 13 percent of city students are considered proficient or advanced. Department of Education," the report continued.
She declined to be interviewed. Then there are the 17, vacant homes in Baltimore, which only underscores visually the deep nature of the problems the city faces. There's also the fatherlessness problem that plagues America. Over 40 percent is the national average, and 77 percent of all black children in the U. That's a devastating number for kids everywhere that drives so many tragic outcomes on the crime and education fronts.
If social science has proved anything, it is this: There's no substitute for the masculine love a father provides. And there's the corrupt city leadership. By Sean Kennedy. To Read the Full Story. Subscribe Sign In. Continue reading your article with a WSJ membership. Resume Subscription We are delighted that you'd like to resume your subscription. Please click confirm to resume now. Sponsored Offers.
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