Why My Cup?: How I Overcame Growing Up in a Crack House

“Disobedient li'l children's better off dead,” Uhmbaya’s mother says whenever Uhmbaya ‘talks back’ about how crack cocaine is ruining their family. Mama says she’s quoting the Bible, and Uhmbaya’s scared to defy her. But ever since drug dealers moved into their southeast San Diego apartment complex, Mama and the rest of the family have been on a downward spiral of addiction, and Uhmbaya knows she has to speak up. It’s a lot for a 10-year-old girl to handle, but she just has to try.