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Undiagnosed
The
Ugly
Side
of
Dyslexia
Description
In UNDIAGNOSED, The Ugly Side of Dyslexia, Emmy
nominated actor Ameer Baraka depicts how coming
of age in the murderous streets of 1980s New
Orleans collided with an unrecognized learning
difference. Incarcerated for manslaughter at the
age of fourteen, Ameer must reconcile his past
with the will to persevere through the
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misconception that he's unable to learn.At age
twenty-three, Ameer re-enters the prison system,
where he reclaims an education denied to so many
who struggle to read. His rage transforms into
determination to help other inmates and young
people recognize that through perseverance and
education, there is an alternative to living a
life of crime and a method to dismantle the
school-to-prison pipeline. Stories speak louder
than statistics, and in this tale of redemption,
the good we do is measured by what we've overcome
and the lives we inspire after discovering our
truth.Ameer Baraka is an award-winning and
Daytime Emmy Nominated Actor, author, dyslexia
advocate, youth mentor, and prison coach. Born to
humble beginnings in New Orleans, Ameer's early
life was as gloomy and as ill-fated as a young
life could have been. In and out of the prison
system as a kid for transgressions ranging from
youthful indiscretions to major crimes, he was
seemingly on a one-way trip to oblivion. Almost
illiterate when he went to prison, he was
diagnosed with dyslexia and learned to read in
his mid-twenties while behind bars.Seeing how
education and ability to read have changed his
life, Ameer is dedicated to inspiring young
people with his message that they, too, can
overcome meager beginnings and obstacles in their
way to eventually triumph through hard work,
dedication, strong faith, and the pursuit of
education.