Ray Lewis: A Deep Discussion About the City of Baltimore and Crime

March 8, 2011   ·   Todd McGregor   ·   Jump to comments

In the third part of my interview with Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, we took our conversation away from the football field for a moment to talk about something even more meaningful to the people of Baltimore—the current status of the Charm City and the inherent problems that plague it on a daily basis.
When I spoke with Ray back in February about his new Pepsi MAX ad, which was filmed during the Pro Bowl, he was profoundly interested in an acting career when the time comes to take off the cleats and retire from the NFL.
However, aside from a possible career in the acting business, I got the sense that Ray is committed to a much more important endeavor—lending a hand to help turn the city of Baltimore around from a path of crime and poverty that currently infests the inner city. 
According to data collected by the FBI in 2009 that rates crime in cities with at least 250,000 residents, Baltimore averages fifth in the nation for all types of violen...

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