Kieth, coming from where you do, you can help us understand the death in Cleveland. You bring up an issue I've not seen discussed - a state of thinking among young people about family and life that is leading to death.

These are young people, you are talking about - right? Street-thug-thought?

How do we address the problem - who do we make change?

What is different now about relationships than when you were growing up, on these same mean streets?

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The Political Gangster             

                                 Yes!! i'm talking about our youth. But also some of our adults for standing bye watching and, judging, and ridiculing. We need to wake up and realize when we as adults are gone {and we don't have long} the youth today will be in charge. and that's trouble. The difference in relationships today is there is no guidance. When i was growing up, i had alot of teachers including people that wasn't your parent you where taught by anyone even winoes. and you knew better, because they would tell your parents or let you know themselves when you done something wrong. NOW!!! No one will even talk to our youth. The preacher said THY ROD AND THY STAF WOULD COMFORD ME AND I FEAR NO EVIL. WELL the beautifully dressed people that sit comfortable inside the church is not the ones who need help{well some} but i never known Jesus to stay inside of a temple and preach, he walked through mountains,and valleys, and all danger to teach the word and save us. I come from the rough and dangerous streets of east 105 between St.clair and Superior and there is a mega church that was built and i guess unless i go inside i will never see nor meet this paster. and just watch the youth that need help outside the church fall because they don't count.and it don't matter what race you are. COME OUTSIDE AND HELP OUR YOUTH PLEASE!!!!!!! There not crazy, just scared of what chances they have with no guidance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            BE BLESSED

COME OUTSIDE AND HELP OUR YOUTH PLEASE!!!!!!!

Beautifully put.

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Keith--I hear your scream.  I recently attended a Neighborhood Connections event--billed as a talking session, but not really, because it was meant more as a photo-op for the Cleveland Foundation. 

The BIG talk in this town is getting our kids to start working the fields, again.  It's surreal.  I know many of the people involved and I like many of the people, caught up in the bureaucracy-- who showed up to the NC event, but it's time we stop talking and give the kids some love. 

No one wants to talk about keeping the schools and congregation/churches open so students can let off steam and learn at their own rate with afterschool programs like the Schools as Neighborhood Resource Program--that features sports, dance, music, theatre, language, computer training and classes that show families how to prepare healthy meals for themselves--or even how to grow their own food. 

No--we need folks to work the plantation.  REALNEO.