Pimping, a growing threat to the Richmond community

"Nowadays, your average dope dealer or gangster is often also pimping. I’ve even seen junior high and high school students pimping the girls in their classroom. Preying on abused girls who may lack self- respect or a sense of identity, or who come from dysfunctional households, is not fly. Also, the notion that only “bad” girls are out there on the streets is a myth." Read the reported editorial by Asani Shakur, a 25-year-old who grew up on the streets of Richmond, guest-writing on Richmond Pulse.cold on street

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