I had the world against me from day one. My mom committed suicide when I was 4 months old. But my story brightened when Beverly entered my life. Beverly was a Jamaican woman who was hired to be my nanny, but ultimately became my mom. Beverly contrasted with the rest of my family, since they were Jewish, and also because they didnâ??t recognize that she was more to me than a nanny. Mentor: Michael â??Boogieâ? Pinckney