• Growing Up Baltimore – “The Legacy of Former Councilman Ken Harris”

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    Ken Harris grew up poor and fatherless on the streets of Baltimore. He became a businessman, a community leader, a city councilman and a father who devoted his life to kids—his own and everyone else’s. Then on September 20, 2008, he was murdered allegedly by a 15-year-old boy – someone he would have tried to help. His goals, still unmet, have been adopted by many who share his concerns. WYPR’s Senior News Analyst Fraser Smith reports in this installment of the series, “Growing Up Baltimore.”

  • “Growing Up Baltimore” – Drop In Teen Homicides: Trend or Anomaly?

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    For several years, Baltimore has been ranked either at or near the top of major cities in teen homicides. Over the last year, according to police, the city recorded nearly a 50-percent drop in teen homicides – more than double the state average. But there are different opinions on why the reduction has occurred, or if it represents the beginning of a trend. In this segment of “Growing Up Baltimore,” WYPR’s Sunni Khalid filed this report.

  • “Growing Up Baltimore” – Crime and Punishment

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    This week we’re wrapping up our series, “Growing Up Baltimore.” Today, we’re looking at a disturbing trend that’s emerged in the past few years. While Baltimore’s overall homicide rate rose slightly in 2009 – it has risen for young people. The average murder victim here in Baltimore is a child…between 14 and 18. The same goes for the perpetrator. This is a city where if you’re young, you’re more likely to be murdered than to die in a car accident. Where it can sometimes seem as if there are warring armies of children battling on street corners and alleyways. And where it’s a quick ride from your first trip to Juvie to a cell in the “Big Boys’” jail. To find out why this is happening we talked to as many of different people involved in youth crime as we could, cops, city officials, social workers, judges, moms and prosecutors and young people. WYPR’s Deborah George has the report.

  • “Growing Up Baltimore” – Local Students Face Arduous Path Towards Graduation And Beyond

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    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, someone with only a high school diploma is twice as likely to be jobless than a college graduate. And according to The College Board, college grads earn almost 50 percent more than high school graduates. Many of Baltimore’s 24,000 high school students struggle just to finish, let alone make it to college. As part of our series, “Growing Up Baltimore” WYPR’s Mary Rose Madden has this report on the path many kids take through Baltimore’s education system.

  • “Growing Up Baltimore:” Local Youth Battling Unforgiving Economic Factors

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    For many young Baltimoreans, the immediate future is bleak. According to the latest data of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, national unemployment rate for young black men is about 35 percent – more than three times the nation’s overall rate. For those 16 to 19, it’s nearly 50 percent. Many prepare to enter adulthood without a high school diplomacy, and have difficulty reading and writing. Many have criminal records. In this installment of “Growing Up Baltimore,” WYPR’s Sunni Khalid reports on the economic prospects facing many of the city’s young people.

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An examination of our WYPR Newsroom Series "Growing Up Baltimore" from WYPR's Senior News Analyst C. Fraser Smith
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Growing Up Baltimore – Town Hall Essay 12-3-09

Growing Up Baltimore – Town Hall Essay 12-3-09

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A hundred people – young people, educators, law enforcement representatives and others – met at the Enoch Pratt Library last night to talk about growing up in Baltimore. In his weekly essay, WYPR’s Senior News Analyst Fraser Smith discusses the meeting and WYPR’s series – “Growing Up Baltimore.”

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Growing Up Baltimore – “Fathers”

Growing Up Baltimore – “Fathers”

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Since 1980, the total number of families in Baltimore has dropped from about 190-thousand families to 126-thousand, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Over the same period, married couples with children 18-years-old and younger have also declined from about 51-thousand to 21-thousand. That’s compared to the nearly 80-thousand families with non-married parents and single-female headed households who had childen 18-and-under in 1980. Two years ago, that number stood at almost 60-thousand similar families recorded two years ago. Many of these are families without fathers. In this part of our series, “Growing Up Baltimore,” WYPR’s Sunni Khalid filed this report on the impact of youngsters being raised without their fathers

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Growing Up Baltimore – Youth Radio Workshop “Concrete Jungle”

Growing Up Baltimore – Youth Radio Workshop “Concrete Jungle”

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As part of our series, “Growing Up Baltimore,” we’ve featured the artistic work of some of our talented young people. WYPR recently hosted a “Youth Radio Workshop,” where junior high school and high school students wrote and produced essays, spoken word and, in this case, a scene from a school play. Our news producer, Mary Rose Madden, brought two young actors from the Lake Clifton High School campus into the studio to re-create a scene from “Concrete Jungle.”

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Growing Up Baltimore – Harlem Children’s Zone

Growing Up Baltimore – Harlem Children’s Zone

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The Harlem Children’s Zone in New York City has garnered accolades for its comprehensive approach to tackling intergenerational poverty through education. As part of our series, “Growing up Baltimore”, WYPR’s Donna Marie Owens reports on similar efforts being considered here in Baltimore.

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Growing Up Baltimore – Dangerfield

Growing Up Baltimore – Dangerfield

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Tomorrow family and friends will gather for the funeral of Angelo Dangerfield, a 21-year-old resident of Cherry Hill, who was gunned down before Thanksgiving while walking his dog on the street – just a few doors down from his home. WYPR’s Sunni Khalid spoke with Dangerfield’s mother about the impact of yet another senseless homicide of a young, black man.

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Growing Up Baltimore – Futures Works Program

Growing Up Baltimore – Futures Works Program

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Many children in Baltimore depend on the support they receive from a variety of non-profit programs. But the recession is putting the squeeze on many of these programs. They’re facing stiff competition for grants and other funding sources. In this installment of our series, “Growing Up Baltimore,” WYPR’s Sarah Richards files this report about one such program run by the city.

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Growing Up Baltimore – V-I-P

Growing Up Baltimore – V-I-P

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Eleven years ago, Shock-Trauma surgeon Dr. Carnell Cooper helped create a program aimed at saving the lives of patients that he, and other surgeons, had saved on the operating table. Quite literally, Dr. Cooper and the staff of the Violence Intervention Program have gone to the bedsides of some of the victims of violent crimes – most of them young black men — counseling them to change their lives. But despite earning national and international recognition, the program is now in danger of falling victim to state budget cuts. In this segment of “Growing Up Baltimore,” WYPR’s Sunni Khalid reports on the cloudy future of the program.

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