As a New York City public school teacher, B.Michael qualified for certain subsidies that allowed him to pursue a life-long dream to own a home, both for himself and for his beloved mother. In March 2000, this home manifested in a brand new development, Malcolm Shabazz Gardens, in Central Harlem!
(L-R) The Rev. Kimberly Wright (B.Michael’s cousin), B.Michael, then Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, cousin Sheilah Mabry 
B.Michael introducing his mom Sheila Sorden (left) to C. Virginia Fields.
