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African-American boys have a very high chance of being incarcerated or killed before they reach adulthood. In Baltimore, one of the country's most poverty-stricken cities for inner-city residents, the Baraka School project was founded to break the cycle of violence through an innovative education program that literally removed young boys from low-performing public schools and unstable home environments. | Read the synopsis » |
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Premiered: Sept. 12, 2006 at 10PM | Check for Rebroadcasts |
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WATCHING "THE BOYS OF BARAKA"For Devon, Montrey, Richard and Romesh, two years abroad at the Baraka School represented a make-or-break dash to exit the cycle of poor education, incarceration and poverty. P.O.V. asked three education advocates to respond to the themes and characters in the documentary. » |
THE BOYS TODAY"The Boys of Baraka" filmmakers visited Devon, Montrey and Richard in Baltimore in the summer of 2006 to catch up on their lives since filming stopped. » |
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Posted August 31, 2006 | Updated September 12, 2006
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