People without a Vison will Perish
Baltimore Advocacy for Reconciliation, Inc research has found demographic numbers reflecting a very disenfranchised and neglected group of citizens. This target group of “Black Sheep” consists of alpha males/theta females, drug addicts, unemployed, members of street organizations, school drop outs, teen parents, etc. This profile allows Baltimore Advocacy for Reconciliation, Inc to seek significant resources and funds for services that Baltimore City is equipped to provide. From data of Baltimore city with a population above 600 thousand, you will see reflections of the above target group. In Baltimore, the total population is 637,411. 10.2 percent or 63 thousand are unemployed. 46 percent or 250,594 are employed. The remaining 43.8 percent are either on welfare, drugs addicts, in prison, in school or on any street corner selling drugs or gang banging. While most Baltimoreans are productive citizens, there is a segment of population that is considered a part of “hidden America.” The Black population of Baltimore is 65 percent or 407,160. The white population of Baltimore is 30 percent or 187,920. 5 percent of the population of Baltimore is considered “other.” Numbers are equated to power, but for over 200 years, Blacks have not exercised their power in numbers, politically, until 1987 when we elected our first black mayor. The Black alpha males/theta females between the age of 15 and 34 years old in Baltimore are 28 percent or 104,015. A very significant part of that human resource and human potential is being wasted via illiteracy, drug addiction, school dropouts, increased violence, gang banging, etc.