After Africa, some Baraka School alumni soar while others struggle: Nearly eight years ago, its last class of students left the streets of Baltimore for an education in Africa that was meant to change the course of their lives. Yet the uneven legacy of the Baraka School continues to unfold.This month, one of the young men, Romesh Vance, featured in the well-regarded documentary 'The Boys of Baraka' stood before a judge in a courtroom, where he was indicted on federal drug-conspiracy charges.
Other former Baraka students have been gunned down, joined gangs and followed a path the school tried to lead them away from.
'Every child is unique in their situation,' said Robert C. Embry, president of the Abell Foundation, which funded the experimental school.
