Uprising in the city

by Kevin Shird

Book Overview

Uprising in the City explores the unrest in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old young African American man who was injured in the back of a police transport vehicle and later died, sparking a difficult time in Baltimore. While describing the protests and violence, this book draws on the authors observations, experiences, and mindset as a Baltimore native and national youth advocate dedicated to helping inner city youth understand and escape the perils of street culture. The book also discusses breaking the cycle of problems that have plagued Baltimore for decades. It suggests solutions on how to relieve poverty and unemployment in a city where jobs have poured out for years. Baltimore is a former industrialized municipality, and the globalization has ripped out its nucleus, leaving it searching for a new identity. The book explores some painful truths about poverty intended to show its side effects. We dive into some realities that on the surface seem rational...until the truth is revealed. For example, a minimum-wage job in a McDonald's restaurant won't lift a person out of poverty, but a college education will. With the incarceration rate in Baltimore and throughout America among the highest in the world, the book asks some hard questions. Among them: How do we ensure that formerly incarcerated men and women become part of the solution? How can we convince corporate moguls from Nike, Under Armour, and Apple to build and assemble more products here in America--and why not in Baltimore?--as part of a job creation strategy? How do we convince corporate America that exercising their corporate responsibility to create jobs in American cities is more desperately needed now than ever? Lastly, Uprising in the City looks at other urban cities across the country, and their connections and similarities in facing the same issues that Baltimore struggles with. The book provides real answers as to how we in Baltimore can become champions of change and set a precedent for the nation to follow.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684195047
• ISBN13: 9781684195046
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Self-Published
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.