Harlem Jets shape decades of brotherhood, growth, and opportunity

Harlem Jets shape decades of brotherhood, growth, and opportunity

If you walk by Harlem River Park on any given weekend in the fall, you’ll probably hear the sharp clap of shoulder pads, coaches barking out instructions, and unified chants as young boys run laps together. The heartbeat of the field — the youth football program Harlem Jets — has served as a life raft for hundreds of Harlem’s young people. Jamel “Coach Mel” Wright and a group of committed fathers launched the Harlem Jets in August 2005, fielding…