The best solutions to helping youth happen closest to the ground — by community-rooted groups, which is where we should invest, writes Larry Carlton Simmons Jr.(Photo by Justin Paget/Getty Images)
As a lifelong resident of West Baltimore and someone who’s spent my career in youth development, I know Baltimore’s young people are brilliant, resilient, and full of promise. But I also know the long, painful history of how systemic racism, redlining, and disinvestment have shaped their lives — and too often robbed them of the opportunities they deserve.
We are at a pivotal moment…