On his 10th birthday in May 1987, Josh Santiago Nava ate cake with his boisterous extended family, got a Dallas Cowboys sweatshirt and boxing gloves, and stayed up late talking with his cousins Mingo and Miguel and other boys who slept over at his grandparents' house in the "Lincoln Heights" neighborhood.
Young people being pulled in the wrong direction need strong guidance to find the willpower to resist powerful negative forces.
Linda P. Campbell is a Star-Telegram editorial writer.
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