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Typically Spirit comes on “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” to discuss relationships, but today she talked about the situation in Baltimore. We’ve heard what several media outlets have reported, but Spirit goes deeper into the issues within our community. Listen to the audio player to hear her talk about several barriers black youth face and how the prison system was set up for the black community to fail.

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How The Prison System Is Set Up For Black Youth To Fail [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]  was originally published on rickeysmileymorningshow.com