How does one get out of the 'Hood'?

I recently finished binge-watching Netflix's Last Chance U - a six-part documentary series about the 2015 football program at East Mississippi Community College (EMCC). EMCC is a breeding ground for football players looking to play (or return to) college football at four-year schools. read more

I’ve got two easy ways for you to get out. 1) Education. Depends on how old you are, and if you’re in your 20s, you may have missed this boat, but you need to go to college and get a real degree. I’m talking about something in the STEM fields, something where you can make good money even at entry level jobs. 2) Enlist. read more

No matter how much love we show the hood, the hood is incapable of loving us back the same way. If you don’t understand that while LIVING there, then your mentality will forever be broken, even when you leave. read more