Poor choices, some violent, lead to a life mostly lived behind bars.

Fox 5 NY reports.

Harlem man’s journey from prison to the Ivy League

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) – A Harlem man has turned his life around in an incredible way. To appreciate the feat David Norman, 67, accomplished last week when he accepted a degree from Columbia University, it helps to understand where he is from.

117th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem looks a lot different than it did in the 1960s. The community has changed. So have Norman’s aspirations.

He got his hands on the drugs, but addiction had a hold on him. Liquor, dope — you name it. Poor choices, some violent, lead to a life mostly lived behind bars.


 
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