The Heat discusses the obstacles in America’s inner cities

The Heat

Are the riots and protests in Baltimore a symptom of a much bigger problem than alleged police abuse? What is happening in poor and disadvantaged inner-city communities across America?

Armed troops have been on patrol for days in parts of Baltimore, one of America’s biggest cities. They are trying to keep the peace after riots and protests this week followed the death of a black man who died while in police custody. The story is also focusing attention on conditions in other poor and disadvantaged communities across the United States. CCTV America’s Roee Ruttenberg had this report from Baltimore.

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The Heat’s Anand Naidoo’s interviewed interviewed a panel of experts for more on the issues facing Baltimore and other disadvantaged inner-cities in the U.S.:

  • Catalina Byrd  is a radio talk show host and former candidate for mayor of Baltimore.
  • Bernard Parks is a city councilman and is a former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
  • Terri Adams-Fuller is an associate professor at Howard University.
  • Heather Ann Thompson is a professor at Temple University and has written extensively about incarceration in the United States.

Our panel continued to discuss the problems in America’s inner cities.