Nathaniel Batty III is a member of the Black Guerilla Family. At 25, he has been in jail every year since he was 11 years old. He is finding a new sense of purpose after the death of Freddie Gray.

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Gang life in Baltimore was most popularly portrayed in the tv series The Wire. Though this is the real life that Nathaniel Batty III has to deal with every day. After the shooting death of Freddie Gray, Batty has found a new purpose.

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