In all the clemency applications I read from gang affected youth, this is the #1 reason they join gangs. And the lessons learned there divert them from the masculinity you describe and we strive to help them achieve. I'm very glad I found this piece and your writing. I look forward to more and sharing this in our leadership group with incarcerated young men.
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An educator and juvenile justice advocate writing about life, love, justice, environment, and greening my grandchildren for a future I'll never see.
