**BREAKING NBA NEWS: PROUD MOMMY!! Judah Is Training with the Best—And Breaking Every Stereotype Along the Way**
*By Tiara James | The Global Tribune*
**May 23, 2025**
> “Don’t believe the hype. Our children should be celebrated, not feared.”
That was the emotional message posted by 34-year-old single mother Angela “Angie” Carter on her Instagram page last night — a message that has since gone viral and triggered an avalanche of conversation, praise, and media attention. The photo? A simple shot of her 13-year-old son, Judah Carter, dribbling at half-court beside none other than NBA superstar Donovan Mitchell at a private youth training clinic in New York City.
But it wasn’t just the image. It was the story behind it — the one people hadn’t heard. Until now.
## **From the Bronx to Big Dreams**
Judah Carter is no ordinary kid. He’s polite, quiet, focused. He’s never been suspended, never given his teachers trouble. On the contrary, his report card — proudly posted by his mom — shows straight A’s in math and science, and B’s in English and social studies. His teacher described him as “the kind of student every classroom deserves.”
Still, Judah walks to school every day with his hood up. Not because he’s hiding. But because in his words, “people cross the street when they see someone like me.” That simple truth hits hard, especially when coming from a middle-schooler.
“I’m raising a Black boy in America,” Angie said during an exclusive interview with *The Global Tribune*. “The world has its narrative. I’m here to change it. My son is not a threat. He’s a gift.”
Judah’s father, Marcus Carter, was killed in a car crash when Judah was just four years old. Since then, it’s been Angie and Judah against the world. A former college hooper turned nurse, Angie put her dreams on hold to ensure her son had everything he needed — including access to trainers, mentors, and the one thing he loved more than anything: basketball.
“I’m not saying my son is perfect,” she said. “He messes up. He leaves his socks everywhere. But he’s kind. He’s driven. He deserves to be seen for who he *is*, not who people assume he’ll become.”
Her post struck a chord at a time when public discourse around race, youth, and education remains polarized. In many cities, suspension rates for Black boys are three times higher than their peers — even in elementary school.
“When you see Judah,” Angie continued, “see your nephew, your little cousin, your student. See hope. Don’t turn him into a threat because of how he looks or where he’s from.”
She’s now been invited to speak at the National Youth Development Conference in Chicago this summer. She’s calling it “just another way to keep the door open for Judah — and every kid like him.”
## **The Future Looks Bright**
What’s next for Judah Carter? Scouts are already calling him a top high school prospect, though he won’t hit 9th grade until fall. He’s received early interest from prep academies in Florida and California, but he and his mom say they’re taking it slow.
“I’m not in a rush,” Judah said. “I just want to keep learning, keep playing, and stay true to myself.”
He hopes to play in college one day — Duke is his dream — but says he’d be just as happy coaching or mentoring other kids from his neighborhood.
Basketball saved me,” he said. “But really, my mom saved me.”
## **A New Kind of Breaking News**
In a media landscape filled with controversy and scandal, it’s rare that a “feel-good” story makes national headlines. But Judah’s story isn’t just heartwarming — it’s urgent. It challenges assumptions. It demands we reevaluate how we perceive, treat, and invest in young people of color.
For every child like Judah, there are thousands more waiting to be recognized, encouraged, and protected. Angie Carter knows this. That’s why she made the post. Not for clout. But for truth.
“This was never about going viral,” she said. “This was about telling the world: my son matters. And so do yours.”
*This story is fictional and inspired by real themes affecting youth, parenting, and culture in America today. For more stories like Judah’s, follow The Global Tribune’s Human Stories Project.*
