Today’s moderator: Rick Badie
Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.
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Today, we present the third installment of a series discussing crime and violence, particularly among young black men. This broad topic can also encompass societal struggles among all our young. To that end, an Alpharetta mother writes about the growing use of heroin by white teens. And a motivational speaker shares his experience attending a recent event for young black males at Morris Brown College. Comment at: http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-forward/.
