Ashes and Ambition

<p>Ashes and Ambition: A Story of Dreams Fire and Finding Myself is a memoir that delves into the complexities of a man's journey through chaos identity and resilience. Set against the backdrop of Chicago's South Side the narrative explores the life as a teenage father gang member college student inmate and ultimately a man striving to balance redemption with responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> Told with brutal honesty emotional depth and moments of levity this memoir is not about perfection or happy endings-it's about persistence. Dr. Wright takes the reader through pivotal moments: surviving a gunshot raising eleven children with five different mothers completing advanced degrees while on parole and building a real estate company after repeated economic and personal collapse. The story resonates with anyone who has ever wrestled with self-worth generational trauma or the pressure to outgrow their past.</p><p> </p><p> It's a story for those still fighting still hoping and still building-brick by broken brick.</p>