Early Years and Education
Barron was born on October 7, 1950. For six years his family lived in Corona, Queens, then moved to the Lillian Wald housing project in Lower Manhattan. He attended Stewart Park High School in Floral Park, but left before graduating and earned his GED. He went on to attend New York City Technical College (then known as New York City Community College), earning an associate's degree, and Hunter College, where he graduated with a B.A. in Sociology.
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