![]() ![]() And because of - he had to be thrown in the fire, it's what he does to these young men because on one hand, he starts off with a really noble cause, trying to help these boys matriculate, but that cause starts to corrupt him. Author Nick Brooks introduces us to Principal Kenneth Moore.īROOKS: I mean, he's a man who, I think, comes from the same system, you know, that he is trying to prepare these young men for. RASCOE: The school is led by the strict no-nonsense principal, Kenneth Moore, but when he turns up dead, three boys, J.B., Trey and Ramon are accused of his murder. We are respectful, dedicated, committed and focused. ![]() ![]() We are extraordinary because we work hard. ![]() We are the young men of Urban Promise Prep. Here's Nick Brooks reading the school's anthem. The book is set in the Urban Promise Prep School, a fictional charter school in southeast Washington, D.C. Earlier this week, we spoke to author Nick Brooks about his new young adult novel, "Promise Boys," that explores some of those systems. As the city of Memphis and the nation comes to terms with the brutal video of Tyre Nichols being beaten by the police, we're thinking of the systems that shape a society where young Black men and boys are often treated like criminals no matter what they do. ![]()
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