EPISODE · May 31, 2019 · 34 MIN
TRANSFORMED Coppuccino with Remi Adeleke
from Coppuccino · host Constable Bryan
Remi's story is the focus of a new book, “Transformed: A Navy Seal's Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa,” where Adeleke takes you back to his childhood of Nigerian royalty to losing his father at the age of five and being raised by a single mother in the Bronx. Statistics suggest that African American males growing up in a single parent household are nine times more likely to drop out of high school and twenty times more likely to end up in prison than any other demographic. What did it take for Adeleke not only to rise above the statistics, but also become a celebrated Navy SEAL, an acclaimed actor and a deep man of faith? Constable Bryan finds out ....with massive thanks to Brent Harbour for his production of this podcast
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Remi's story is the focus of a new book, “Transformed: A Navy Seal's Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa,” where Adeleke takes you back to his childhood of Nigerian royalty to losing his father at the age of five and being raised by a single mother in the Bronx. Statistics suggest that African American males growing up in a single parent household are nine times more likely to drop out of high school and twenty times more likely to end up in prison than any other demographic. What did it take for Adeleke not only to rise above the statistics, but also become a celebrated Navy SEAL, an acclaimed actor and a deep man of faith? Constable Bryan finds out ....with massive thanks to Brent Harbour for his production of this podcast
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