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Closing the School (Clip 4 of 5)

Parents of the boys who attended the Baraka School are told that the school is closing.

Arriving in Africa (Clip 2 of 5)

Boys from inner-city Baltimore arrive in Africa, where they are enrolled in the Baraka School.

Montrey Back to Base Camp (Clip 6 of 6)

Baraka boy Montrey starts off the school year fighting and mouthing off to teachers. Over time, he begins to understand the error of his ways.

The Mutiny (Clip 5 of 6)

Boys who are uprooted from Baltimore to Kenya for schooling are homesick and act out at their school.

Richard Gets Baptized (Clip 4 of 6)

A Baraka boy decides to get baptized so he can "stay on the right path."

New Year's Eve with Montrey and Romesh (Clip 3 of 6)

Two Baltimore boys watch fireworks on New Year's Eve while gunshots ring out in the housing projects around them.

Devon's Ministry for Seniors (Clip 2 of 6)

Baraka School participant initiated a ministry for senior citizens who are home-bound in Baltimore.

Miss Jackson Interviews the Boys (Clip 1 of 6)

A Baraka School administrator interviews inner-city Baltimore boys to determine who will be best served by the program, which would uproot them from their homes and take them to Kenya.

Update on Montrey (Clip 3 of 3)

Sixteen-year-old Montrey Moore reflects back on his experiences at the Baraka School.

Update on Richard (Clip 2 of 3)

Richard Keyser, one of the boys who appear in The Boys of Baraka, talks about the film.

Update on Devon (Clip 1 of 3)

Sixteen-year-old Devon Brown talks about the changes he went through as a result of going to the Baraka School.

  • Updated on May 31, 2009

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In a city plagued by poverty where African-American boys are left behind more often than other children, a film documenting the unusual education of four has inspired the mayor to seek solutions to Baltimore's educational problems.”

— Emma Daly
The New York Times

 

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