Author Description

The Boys from the Projects Triumph Over Adversity is the sequel to The Boys from the Projects, a true story about twelve teenagers, who grow up in a Seattle housing project in the 1950s. This sequel follows the young men as they leave the projects and become effective leaders in their communities and professions. These ethnically diverse men never lose contact and continue to meet regularly to this day. See how adversity and their lives in poverty shape their futures. Watch, as they become effective and responsible leaders in their professions and communities. Five obtain college degrees and several move from welfare to millionaire. Their earlier creativity and humor show up in their careers and personal lives and enhance the lives of those they encounter. Their experiences with earlier hard times produce strong work ethics, maturity, character and success. This uplifting story illustrates how adversity need not result in defeat but rather in strong character and success.