Rufus Carpenterauthor Rufus Carpenter, like many other black parents struggled against long odds to steer his children safely through their formative years to become productive citizens. As he watched so many families struggle with problems like academic failure, dugs, sex, and violence, he wondered if there was a way he could help. He's spent the last twenty years of his life working to solve this issue. He developed an idea for a prevention/intervention program called Urban Games Experience System - a self-help youth and community development initiative. Read More Read Less