“That boy mani” as he is called by most of his friends, is a 14-year-old Richmond native. He was only 10 months old when he lost his father in a hail of gunfire. He would go on to experience other tragic losses as an inner-city kid in one of the bay area’s toughest cities. Today he is using his word game to tell his story and transform his pain to power and progress for not only himself but his Richmond community…