Introduction
1. Dreaming Big
2. Home
3. Ma
4. Common Ground
5. Caged
6. A Big Break
7. Hope
George on Peer Pressure
8. Summer Odyssey
9. Earth Angel
10. A Different World
Rameck on Giving Back
11. Rap
12. Lovesick
13. Access Med
14. Old Ties
15. D.W.B.
16. Becoming Doctors
Sam on Perseverance
17. Graduation
18. Goodbye
19. Home Again
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
George Jenkins, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt grew up together in
Newark and graduated from Seton Hall University. Davis and Hunt
received their medical degrees from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School, and Jenkins received his dentistry degree from the
University of Medicine and Dentistry. The three doctors are the
recipients of the Essence Lifetime Achievement Award. All three
continue to live in Newark.
Lisa Frazier Page is a national award-winning writer for The
Washington Post.
"Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins-- M.D., M.D., and
D.M.D., respectively-- are something more than the sum of their
degrees." --Newsday
"[A] prescription for success." --The Philadelphia Enquirer
"Eye-opening and moving... The Pact is a lesson in the power of
peers." --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"A powerful message of hope to inner-city youngsters." --The Dallas
Morning News
"While their story is sometimes tragic, sometimes funny and
sometimes remarkable, it is always inspirational." --St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
"Will inspire and entertain... The Pact is the impressive true
story of three teenag boys from Newark, New Jersey, who became
outstanding men." --Essence
"Starkly honest... a dramatic firsthand narrative detailing how
each doctor managed to rise above the ills of city life-- violence,
drugs and poverty-- to achieve what once seemed like a far-fetched
dream." --The Newark Star-Ledger
"It is probably the most important book for African-American
families that has been written since the protest era... Get The
Pact. It just may change a teen's future." --Chicago Sun-Times
Growing up in broken homes in a crime-ridden area of Newark, N.J., these three authors could easily have followed their childhood friends into lives of drug-dealing, gangs and prison. They tell harrowing stories of being arrested for assault and mugging drug dealers, and of the lack of options they saw as black teenagers. But when their high school was visited by a recruiter from a college aimed at preparing minority students for medical school, the three friends decided to make something of their lives. Through the rigors of medical and dental school, and a brief detour into performing rap music at local clubs, they supported each other. Today, Davis and Hunt are doctors, and Jenkins is a dentist; the men's Three Doctors Foundation funds scholarships to give other poor black kids the same opportunities. The authors aren't professional readers, and it shows. They're clearly reading aloud, not speaking spontaneously. But the authenticity of their urban accents and the earnestness and sincerity in their voices give their inspiring tale an immediacy that would be lost with a professional narrator. Based on the Riverhead hardcover (Forecasts, Apr. 22). (June)n Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
Adult/High School-This is the collective memoir of three 29-year-old African-American men from broken impoverished homes around Newark, NJ. Davis is an emergency-room physician, Hunt is an internist, and Jenkins is a dentist; each one takes a turn narrating a chapter. As teens, they made a pact to stick together through college and medical school, to help one another reach their goals. The advice they give is to work hard toward your objectives, avoid hanging out with those who will have a detrimental influence on you, and surround yourself with friends who have similar dreams and ambitions. The authors are frank about their mistakes, temporary failures, disappointments, and shortcomings. They started mentoring programs such as Ujima while they were still college freshmen, and today they run the Three Doctors Foundation. Many teens will be captivated by the men's accounts of their childhoods, their families, the street life that threatened to swallow them up, and how they helped one another succeed.-Joyce Fay Fletcher, Rippon Middle School, Prince William County, VA Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.
"Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins-- M.D., M.D., and
D.M.D., respectively-- are something more than the sum of their
degrees." --Newsday
"[A] prescription for success." --The Philadelphia
Enquirer
"Eye-opening and moving... The Pact is a lesson in the power
of peers." --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"A powerful message of hope to inner-city youngsters." --The
Dallas Morning News
"While their story is sometimes tragic, sometimes funny and
sometimes remarkable, it is always inspirational." --St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
"Will inspire and entertain... The Pact is the impressive true
story of three teenag boys from Newark, New Jersey, who became
outstanding men." --Essence
"Starkly honest... a dramatic firsthand narrative detailing how
each doctor managed to rise above the ills of city life-- violence,
drugs and poverty-- to achieve what once seemed like a far-fetched
dream." --The Newark Star-Ledger
"It is probably the most important book for African-American
families that has been written since the protest era... Get The
Pact. It just may change a teen's future." --Chicago
Sun-Times
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