inner cities

Helena, Storm, and Keyshawn, three young ladies in the Marcy projects who share a connection with Malek, deal with jealousy, eviction, joblessness, and drug arrests as they struggle to find self-esteem and make a life in the ghetto.

A former U.S. Marine and first-time teacher finds that conventional methods don't work with her tough inner-city students, so she breaks the rules to create her own curriculum.

Twelve-year-old boys living in a rough part of New York confront questions about what it means to be a friend, a father, and a man.

All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.

Describes one year in the life of children in the poorest congressional district in the United States, the South Bronx.