In Depth: Hero of West Side keeps the gang life away
With a flat brim cap, sunglasses and a heavy gold chain hanging from his
neck, Darrell Barber doesn’t seem like your normal youth director. Gangs, guns, fights and robberies were an
everyday occurrence when Barber was growing up. Now a youth director at West Side Community Services, Barber doesn’t want today’s kids living the
same life. Full story by Patrick Lawler and Joe Sarro.