![]() ![]() It meant renting a room in our Harlem neighborhood, wearing the flyest kicks around, and, thanks to his new occupation as a 17-year-old drug dealer, offering me the single best clothing item I owned as a teenager. And when old friends try to pressure him into an unthinkable act, his father in prison-locked away but not absent-counsels the teenager on how a “real” man comes to a decision: not by succumbing into the demands of the street but instead by weighing the cost to those he loves most.īut what does it mean to be a man? For my brother Lindo, back in the ’90s, it meant throwing a fist to protect Mami against our stepfather, only to find himself flung to the streets. Wyatt, offers him a job, a different way to live. When he is faced with the financial pressures that come with giving up dealing, the neighborhood market owner, Mr. ![]() On finding out about her son’s new situation, Maverick’s mother is tough but supportive. Here, a familiar story of violence and poverty takes an important turn. ![]()
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