August 2, 2009
The Washington Post
Harlem Program Singled Out as Model
By Robin Shulman
NEW YORK -- On a recent Saturday morning in Harlem, a few dozen pregnant women in a parenting class made resolutions for life after the baby's birth. Avoid cursing. Provide healthy foods. Develop a sleeping routine for the infant. "I want my son to be perfect," said Naquell Williams, 22, who is unemployed and pregnant with a child whose father is in prison.
This is the starting point for the Harlem Children's Zone: the womb. Geoffrey Canada's nonprofit ...
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