AKA Geoffrey Canada, Sr.

Born: 13-Jan-1952

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Harlem Children's Zone

Father: McAlister Canada
Mother: Mary Canada
Brother: Daniel
Brother: John
Brother: Reuben
Wife: Joyce Henderson (div.)
Daughter: Melina
Son: Jerry
Wife: Yvonne Grant
Son: Bruce
Son: Geoffrey Jr.

    High School: Wyandanch Memorial High School
    University: BA Psychology and Sociology, Bowdoin College (1974)
    University: MA Education, Harvard University (1975)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Waiting for Superman (22-Jan-2010) · Himself

Author of books:
Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America (1995, memoir)
Reaching Up for Manhood: Transforming the Lives of Boys in America (1998, nonfiction)

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