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LeRon L. Barton
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Freelance Writer, MEL Magazine
San Diego
We cover topics revolving around the metro-east suburbs of St. Louis Missouri.
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By LeRon L. Barton, Leron Barton| Lexington Herald-Leader Verified This year I was given a chance to participate in a TEDx at Farmington Correction Center—a state prison in Farmington, Mo.—I was excited but a bit nervous by speaking at FCC, because it is in Missouri, my home state. Before I took the stage to discuss my own scrapes with law and order, jail, and my perspective on mass incarceration, I got a chance to talk with some of the residents at the event.
By LeRon L. Barton, Leron Barton| Newsweek Verified When I was in the seventh or eighth grade, I remember my Mother picking me up from school to grab ice cream. I always loved these Mother and son dates we had. We went to Baskin Robbins, an ice cream parlor in Brookside, a predominately white neighborhood in Kansas City, Mo. As we were eating ice cream, I was trying to strategically stuff two large scoops of cookies and cream in my mouth, but after getting it all over my shirt, my Mother's expression turned different.
By LeRon L. Barton, Leron Barton| Lexington Herald-Leader Verified This year I was given a chance to participate in a TEDx at Farmington Correction Center—a state prison in Farmington, Mo.—I was excited but a bit nervous by speaking at FCC, because it is in Missouri, my home state. Before I took the stage to discuss my own scrapes with law and order, jail, and my perspective on mass incarceration, I got a chance to talk with some of the residents at the event.
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MEL Magazine
San Diego, United States