I Stepped Up

I Stepped Up

I Stepped Up  Told by Jesus Rodriguez  Written by Laurie Grobman  In high school, Jesus Rodriguez got involved with drugs, alcohol, and fighting. He, three  younger brothers, and a younger sister were being raised by a single mother. He knows now  how hard that was...
I Make Them Understand That This Ain’t It

I Make Them Understand That This Ain’t It

I Make Them Understand That This Ain’t It  Told by Dimitrius Nunn  Written by Laurie Grobman  As a kid in Philadelphia in the early 1990s, Dimitrius Nunn spent a lot of time getting  chased out of two parks he loved because they were in different territories than...
I Had to Say Goodbye Twice

I Had to Say Goodbye Twice

Nicholas Cumer  I Had to Say Goodbye Twice  Told by Jennifer Braddock  Written by Laurie Grobman  Nicholas Cumer died a hero on August 4th, 2019. As gunman Conner Betts shot and killed  nine people and injured 27 others inside Ned Peppers Bar and Grill in Dayton,...
He Found His Why

He Found His Why

He Found His “Why”  Told by Hector RJ Dixon  Written by Laurie Grobman  The scar on 24-year-old Hector RJ Dixon (RJ)’s head is a permanent reminder of his last  fight. A great athlete for his age, RJ had just made the Reading High School Junior Varsity  basketball...