Raising our youth right | Dwayne Bolling | TEDxGreenRockCorrectionalCenter

Dwayne Bolling is an OG, and he knows what he's talking about. He doesn't want more young people making bad decisions like he did, and he has a plan to do something about it. Growing up fatherless in the 1970s, Dwayne met struggle early, seeing his first gun assault, then a murder in one week at the age of nine. At 10, Dwayne became aware of drug sales and usage. Being introduced to crime at 11 put a hold on him that’s gripped his being until a bad drug experience at the age of 62.
Dwayne entered prison with only a 7th grade education but now has his GED, paralegal degree, and proficiency in computer literacy and vocational trades. He has begun plans for a corporation with subsidiaries, a non-profit, and has his living trust documents all prepared to be executed the day he walks out of prison.
Dwayne is the father of a daughter and deceased son, step-father of three sons, the grandfather of five young ladies and three young men, and great-grandfather of a four-year-old boy. He was widowed in 2014 after a 29-year-and-six-month union. He is a song writer and music composer/producer. He has great insight and foresight and is a motivator of people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx