Race & Racism (News)
Richmond eyes dream youth center
Group pushing for safe city setting where youngsters could enjoy and push themselves
It would be a center like none Richmond has ever seen.
Teens would mix music and lyrics in a recording studio. They would design Web sites and graphics with digital software. They would spout poetry and spoken word in theater. They would catch air off ramps in a designated skate park, the first in the city.
It would be a center like none Richmond has ever seen.
Teens would mix music and lyrics in a recording studio. They would design Web sites and graphics with digital software. They would spout poetry and spoken word in theater. They would catch air off ramps in a designated skate park, the first in the city.
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