“A bullet has no name on it. You never know when your time is up. That’s what motivates me to move out of the hood. It’s not a safe place.”

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“A bullet has no name on it. You never know when your time is up. That’s what motivates me to move out of the hood. It’s not a safe place.”

-Jeremiah Barrow, student, A.H. Parker High School; birminghamtimes.com. Nov. 7.

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