Shipp: What is Baltimore doing to help black girls?

"You see the boys" trying to earn money on Baltimore's streets, an educator asked an audience Saturday during a panel discussion at the Baltimore Museum of Art about challenges facing many city youth. "Have you ever wondered where the girls are?" I was jolted into realizing that I had not.

Labeling kids 'at risk' discounts their potential

"At risk" is a tricky term when talking about young people. It's true that youth in precarious or unstable environments are more likely to engage in dangerous behaviors that have harmful life outcomes. But this does not take into account how risk develops, or the damage labeling kids at risk does.