Synopsis

Devon, Montrey, Richard, and Romesh are navigating the cusp of manhood, twelve and thirteen years old. Yet, in their hometown of Baltimore, one of the nation’s most impoverished urban centers, African-American boys face a stark reality: a disproportionately high risk of incarceration or premature death. The Baraka School offers them an extraordinary alternative – a program designed to disrupt the cycle of violence through innovative education. By removing students from struggling public schools