Among the faded black-and-white pictures and newspaper stories there is Ray, about age 16, standing in front of his West Livingston Street home, built by his stepfather. He stands at attention.

This week, watching the 1982 version of Tron (borrowed from our local library) in preparation for finally getting out to see Tron: Legacy, I couldn’t help but notice that the tinted black-and ...

At Eagle Academy, it's 78 percent, with 100 accepted into colleges. "People don't see the greatness that lies within boys of color. They are boys; they are kids, just like any other kid in America.