Calvin Buari with podcaster and former journalist Steve Fishman in a photo taken after Buari's release.
He began selling drugs as a teenager so he could buy a pair of Air JordansBuari was a savvy — and flashy — drug dealer.
His flamboyant role as a drug dealer made him unsympathetic and an easy target for a conviction, he says.
And now, prison was no longer my destiny.”Seven years later, he’s on a path to redemptionSince his release from prison, Buari has been a busy man.
Part of that involves thinking about the lives and neighborhoods he destroyed as a drug dealer, he says.
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