By AFPMore by this AuthorBaltimoreBaltimore is known as Charm City, but these days, life here is anything but charming. Violence, drugs and corruption have haunted the port city for decades, despite seemingly endless efforts at renewal. Dave Harris, president of the McElderry Park Community Association in East Baltimore, has encouraged his two sons, aged 18 and 25, to leave. Since Gray's death, the city has become one of the most deadly in America, with an average of more than 300 murders a year. "City people are not millionaires – they are poor people," says Fanny Houvardas, who has owned the Market Bakery for 45 years.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2019 05:37 UTC