Joel James overcomes rough, late start to get to Final Four

Posted Mar 31, 2016
When they were younger, Kai James followed her older brother, Joel, everywhere. Through dangerous streets that were made safer by his presence. She followed him to the Northwood Youth Empowerment Center, a haven for kids who grew up in the worst part of West Palm Beach, Fla., in a neighborhood, Kai said, where there were “different gangs that were literally right on our front door.” (Charlotte Observer)

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