The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A remarkable story about the power of friendship.

Chosen by Essence to be among the forty most influential African Americans, the three doctors grew up in the streets of Newa…

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