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"We try to brush it off our shoulders and we don't say anything about it, but that's basically how it gets worse," said Corey Ochai, another participant in the program. "We're not going toward us trying to stop this. It's just going to continue to keep happening."
"You're basically putting a representative out there every time you hit the streets these days. You got to be harder than what you supposedly are," said Corey. "I put a representative out there--I didn't put myself out there. If I put myself out there, I'd probably be preaching good instead of trying to make money and do otherwise. It wasn't me.""I went to jail and figured out (street life) wasn't for me, but I can't say the streets ain't for me," said Corey. "This is where I live. It's for everybody. When I say streets, it's not just hustling. I'm talking about the community. I'm talking about just going outside hanging on the corners, sitting and talking, ripping. This is my 'hood just like everybody else in here."See the full content of this document
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Growing Up in World of Violence
Coming into Braddock off of the Rankin Bridge, the first thing you see is a bright yellow and black billboard displaying murder victims. As you travel a few blocks up Braddock Avenue, a second billboard with different victim...
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