On a quiet day in Queens in 1973, the life of a 10-year-old African-American child was violently cut short by a New York City police officer. That single tragedy became a turning point in the life of a young boy growing up in the same streets—Gerald “Prince” Miller—propelling him from adolescence into a world marked by confusion, defiance, and mistrust of authority. In FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE, Miller chronicles his journey from innocence to hard-earned insight, revealing how poverty, racial injustice, and systemic inequality shape the lives of children and young adults in urban America. With unflinching honesty, he exposes the hidden social mechanisms that trap entire communities in cycles of criminalization and mass incarceration. Part memoir, part searing social critique, this book does more than tell a story—it challenges the reader to see the human cost of systemic oppression. It is a wake-up call for anyone who wants to understand the forces that exploit, marginalize, and define generations of vulnerable communities—and the resilience of those who refuse to be broken. Compelling, eye-opening, and impossible to ignore, FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE will stay with you long after the final page.