In 2016, Darius Baxter was voted by his two best friends Danny and Troye to serve as the Executive Director of their newly formed social impact organization - GOOD. Shortly after, they rebranded his position to Chief Engagement Officer of…
Troye Bullock Jr. is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for GOOD. He is a pioneer in the social impact space, creating equity and opportunity for the nation’s most at risk populations. Those who have historically experienced trauma and poverty. As…
After nearly 20 years on Wall Street, Chris Arnade left his high-paying career to document Americans living on the margins.
Our docuseries ends at Family Day, a day of celebration and community for those living in Seth Low houses. There, residents ask what it will take for people and politicians to see the residents of NYCHA as a community worth…
About the series: “What happens to a dream deferred?” (Langston Hughes, Harlem, 1951). Residents of public housing in New York moved in with the promise of affordable housing and a stepping stone to financial stability and independence. But, lack of…
Politicians at the local, state, and federal level have made promises to the NYCHA community, but what is actually being done? This episode of “A Dream Deferred” follows the politics of NYCHA and the response from residents seeking improved conditions.
Shelevya Pearson brought her newborn daughter Sakajawia home to NYCHA. Eleven years later, Shelevya claims that NYCHA's poor maintenance has played a role in her daughter's health conditions. Unfortunately, with children hospitalizations for asthma being higher in Brownsville than the…
We meet Romaine Leslie at Marsha's house, a homeless shelter for LGBTQ youth, and follow his journey through the shelter system.
Maintenance issues in NYCHA can go unresolved for months, forcing some residents to protect their homes and their health by taking matters into their own hands. In the second episode of "A Dream Deferred: The Broken Promise of New York…
In this first episode of our series, the residents of NYCHA walk us through what life was like in Brownsville, Brooklyn -- the most concentrated public housing neighborhood in America – and what it looks like today. Lifelong residents NYCHA…