A Scholarship Was Supposed To Change Her Life—Here's Why It Got Derailed

The Eyekonz Lacrosse Team Is Changing Lives Lacrosse was supposed to be Nadirah McRae’s ticket out of North Philadelphia. Growing up in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, the teen had never had the chance to play any type of organized team sport, let alone one that required expensive equipment like a stick and cleats. But after a team was started at her school, a teacher encouraged her to give it a try. It turned out she was a natural. “I kind of gravitated to the sport as if I...