Determined not to be a statistic Toya Mccray recounts her journey of being raised in the tough streets of Brooklyn New Yorks roughest areas: Bed-Stuy and Coney Island. Faced with tough lessons and tough choices she had to endure she leaves Brooklyn after escaping her abusive ex-husband. In Georgia she meets new friends and reconnects with family and makes her mark as a strong black woman raised by strong parents.