Chrissy M. Thornton serves as president and CEO of Associated Black Charities, and this week she spotlights Carrollton Ridge, a historically Black neighborhood in Southwest Baltimore that is calling out for attention as it battles decades of systemic neglect, rising violence, crumbling housing and political disregard. A recent “Community Convos” session hosted by ABC highlighted both the community’s urgent needs and the resilience of its residents and grassroots organizations, while also exposing a glaring absence of politicians and of concrete city plans to restore the neighborhood rather than demolish it.