The inner City youth of Rochester, need sincere help from compassionate people. As a pastor going through and through the city of Rochester, daily talking to the youth and hearing their cry, they are suffering from oppression of the wealthy who look down on them and pre-judge them. They are saddened by the citizens who have labled them to be drug dealers and murderers. When I asked them why do they believe they are oppressed by the wealthy, their responses, " Check out the jail down town and see who are locked up, it's only the black men; they created the jail for us. They gives us Felony for everything because they want to suffer us from getting a good job and all that. we sell drugs because we have no
other way to survive." When I heard these complains I am saddened to know these youth are experiencing the evil side of those who should look at their suffering and make a change to their situation. I believe the government needs to be challenge to improve the City of Rochester, to work more closely with the youth of today in their weak points by finding out what is triggering them to do the things that they are doing. The poor teens decision sometimes creates a bad decision for others. Better yet. Everyone can make a difference in these youth lives in our community- by finding out their needs and help them. We can do it when we come together as a loving and compassionate community, we will have the ability to make changes.
Pastor Catherine Taylor- The Word of the Living God Prayer Ministries, 391 Lyell Avenue
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