Not a mainstream memoir, but a story that emphasizes something that every person forgets while entrapped in challenges: There is always a reason behind everything that happens, serving a purpose that we don’t understand easily.
There Is a Reason Why is a must-read, where Marc Royster, Sr. has taken it upon himself to inspire and motivate people to build a life of purpose, to understand the reasons, embrace the reality, and make it work in their favor.
Marc Edgar Royster, Sr. shares the emotional, spiritual, and psychological evolution of a Black boy growing up in Liberty City, Miami, into a Black man shaped by war, trauma, faith, and resilience.
From childhood moments of joy—chasing lizards, playing with cousins, learning to live with little—to the harsh realities of inner-city violence and cultural pressures, Marc Royster, Sr. story is unflinching. His journey through the U.S. Army, including serving as a peacekeeper in Egypt and on the ground in the first Gulf War, adds raw, transformative layers to a life lived on the edge of collapse and awakening.