Why it's important to talk about successful black and Latino boys

While Chukwuagoziem Uzoegwu was growing up, his mother often would throw what he and his brothers called "educational tantrums." On those weekends or on random days in the long stretch of summer vacation, the Uzoegwu boys would be barred from TV "from sun up to sunset," he said. "Leisure time was spent reading. Leisure time was spent writing," said Uzoegwu, now 17 and a senior at King Drew Medical Magnet High School of Medicine and Science. Uzoegwu attributes his upbringing with his success as a student.