This is a though I had: What if instead of trying to escape the hood, people tried to make the hood a place you don't want to escape?
I don't mean gentrify the hood and drive all the poor people out, I mean try to make it a better and safer place. Encourage kids to stay in school and build community centers. Don't drive out the small business owners.
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Power to The People
Non-FictionAmerica Was Never Great The Revolution Will Not Be Televised "You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity," ~Bobby Seale "We have nothing to lose except our chains," ~Assata Shakur "We don't hate nobody over t...