A Journey to Manhood

This is a story that charts the journey of growing up the son of a teenage mother overcoming society's low expectations through the love of a close knit family a village of teachers coaches mentors and extended family friends. This is a story of determination and perseverance through the transformative power of education and athletics. Based upon personal accounts I hope my story and the stories of those captured in the book can be used as a teaching tool that puts a human face on successfully overcoming and navigating the world of single parenthood teen pregnancy drug and alcohol addiction and domestic violence. In the words of Wes Moore I don't want the readers to ever forget the high stakes of these stories- and all of our stories: that life and death freedom and bondage hang in the balance of every action that we take.