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How structural inequality fuels Black youth recruitment into cycles of violence
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Youth gangs are not a matter of individual choice or criminality, but are shaped by inequality, institutional neglect and racialized perceptions that punishment alone cannot solve. (Unsplash)
How structural inequality fuels Black youth recruitment into cycles of violence
Published: May 12, 2026 10.15am EDT
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