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THIS STORY TELLS THE ENDS AND OUTS OF HOW THE ENEMY TRIED TO DESTROY DENISE DAVIS AT A VERY EARLY AGE. MARRYING AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 21, BROUGHT HARDSHIPS AND EMOTIONAL PAIN THAT SHE NEVER THOUGHT SHE'D EXPERIENCE. THERE WERE SOME STRUGGLES FOR DENISE TO FIND PEACE AND BLESSINGS, BUT IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR CHRIST, THE SITUATIONS SHE ENDURED WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

A Man’s Plight 1 is the start of the series with a young actor named Dwight who is an actor and he talks about how the media portrays men. His story delves into him becoming an actor, Hollywood and what’s on television these days and how much there needs to be major changes into men’s roles on television shows. The goal behind Dwight’s story is to make you think about what’s going on in the media today from men’s fashion to how roles are portrayed on television. Dwight talks about so much subject matter regarding men such as the emasculation of men, body image, how there were family structured television shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, and many other things. The question now ...

A Man’s Plight 2 is the story of George who talks about mental health and the struggles men deal with when it comes to that. We’re given conflicting things where it’s talk about our feelings but we question who cares and who’s willing to listen. George talks about alpha males and how the world tells men that’s what we should be striving for, being financially stable and the pressures of achieving that, relationships and marriage. There’s so many obstacles and things men face daily and it’s time to have conversations about these things. It’s about finding a common ground to find our comfort and happiness. Will George find that? Only time will tell if he’s able to find his own happiness in ...

Bernard highlights the series in A Man’s Plight 3 where he learns that he’s becoming a father. While he’s excited about having his first child, his manager at work isn’t too happy about him taking paternity leave for weeks at a time. While maternity leave is discussed at great length, paternity leave isn’t. The pressures of men to stay in the workplace after their significant other has a child is a growing concern. Statistically the majority of big corporations don’t offer paternity leave. Bernard deals with the emotional toll of work, having a child, taking time off and the impact it has on him with his career. This is the reality of so many men in today’s world. What happens with Berna ...

A Man’s Plight 4 focuses on Evan’s story and financial success. He delves deep into his struggles to find a career, achieve the financial success he wants but feels under constant pressure to get to where he wants to be. Evan delves deep into his life from going to college to struggling to find stability at a company. He’s at the golden age of 30 and that’s when the world expects you to have your life together. After spending his 20s chasing a paycheck, Evan finally decides to pursue his dreams and what he’s passionate about. It’s a story of what so many men deal with in their everyday lives and how men can’t fall into society’s expectations.

Patrick is a young man who has gone through and experienced so much in his life. He’s finally at a place where he’s no longer listening to what the world tells him and he goes into therapy. He opens his mind and heart up to a therapist named Dr. Steven Grand. Patrick starts to share a lot of what he deals with daily in his life along with his childhood that has led to where he is currently. As Patrick begins sharing some of the deepest thoughts of his life, Dr. Steven Grand gives insight into how his childhood has affected him as an adult. Patrick not only begins to learn about himself and who he is, but his way of thinking and how certain childhood events and experiences have shaped ...

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Jermaine and Shameka are young teens who have lived a life that not many could even imagine in such a short time. The best friends chronicle their personal lives while living in Alphabet City. They talk about their daily battles and struggles to get by, home life, school and how their mental health is scarred. What they see and the adult decisions they have to make daily to survive is insurmountable. Their experiences will make you realize, not every kid has it easy and that more has to be done to protect them.

Kendra is a drug addict and escort in Alphabet City. She’s all about showing a man a good time and living life vicariously. The only thing is a horrific event as a child changed the landscape of her life and she does all that she can to block it out. It’s not until she one day has no more money or access to promiscuous men and drugs where she’s forced to deal with her childhood memories of pain, anguish and sorrow. Will Kendra turn her life around? Time will tell but in a community of negativity, it won’t be easy.

Tiffani grew up in Alphabet City with aspirations of making this community better. She starts a juice shop to promote a healthy lifestyle and bring people together through her connections. What she soon learns is that the community she’s lived in all of her life is built on putting people in their graves sooner than the average person. Fast food restaurants, liquor stores, funeral homes, cheap clothing stores and bodegas are all that’s around her. While she fights to grow her business and thrive, there are people telling her to pack it up and go to the suburbs. The question is will she give up on her community or fight to get people to make healthier choices so they live longer.