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The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same. Walter Dean Myers first published
Monster in 1999; over twenty years later, the profound themes centered around the criminality of Black boyhood and coping with trauma continue to plague young Black men across the country. The story follows Steve Harmon, a 16-year-old boy on trial for murder because of his supposed involvement in the murdering of a Harlem drugstore owner. In this narrative, Steve becomes a “pawn” in the system, forced to play by the cynical rules of those in power as he is “forced to think about who he is as he faces prison, where he may spend all the tomorrows of his life.”
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When Robert Hartwell first launched The Broadway Collective in 2016, a musical theater academy, he worked at the kitchen table with his assistant. Times were tough then, a sentiment most early stage entrepreneurs can empathize with.
“It was just the two of us, working in the kitchen,” Hartwell says, laughing at the memory. “You couldn’t open the fridge because it would hit the table.”
But he persevered, growing the humble collective into a multi-million dollar enterprise with award-winning training. Its students boast acceptance into top universities like Carnegie Mellon University and New York University. Hartwell himself has an impressive resume. He spent 10 years as a professional artist, performing in five Broadway productions, two national tours, and a performance at the Tony Awards.