
Oscar Ramirez, 20, had an idea that would have been crazy a decade again Compton,California dedicate 1 percent of the police department’s budget to youth development programs. He pitched it to the city’s mayor, Aja Brown, and she said yes. “It took us a while, but we got it done,” Ramirez says. Mayor Brown was so impressed with his speaking skills,she offered him an internship. Read More