Then a team of carpenters and designers show up, and a week or so later, the house is better than ever. They’ve added outdoor living spaces and personalized bedrooms for the kids. In some cases, there ...

Kwame Dawes is a poet, actor and musician whose work is shaped by a journey that started in Ghana, where he was born, all the way to Jamaica, where he was raised. Dawes, who joined the staff at Brown ...