The Invisible Web - pocketboek

After meeting on a bus ride to Detroit – Jamal returning to his dangerous neighborhood from prison and Cathy to her affluent hometown after college – Cathy strives to keep Jamal on the straight-and-narrow, while Jamal confronts the same old cycle of frustration and violence that now threatens his own family. Despite Jamal’s determination, his good intentions and hopes for change are doomed by the realities of life on the street. Committed to protecting his family, Jamal must do what is right for the situation at hand, no matter how wrong it may seem to the outside world.

Will Cathy’s new insights on violence in black neighborhoods spread to her friends and family and help Jamal stay free? Or will his actions – and others’ continued stereotypes – send him back to prison for life? Will life continue on the same paths? The Invisible Web shares the many ways knowledge combats prejudice while also r