Award winning Writer/Director J. Swain had been gathering information regarding the City College Stampede since 1992.
Dirk Swain, older brother of Writer/Director J. Swain, was killed at the City College stampede hosted by Rappers Heavy D and Puff Daddy (now known as P. Diddy). After Dirk's death, Swain dedicated his life to telling his brother's story.
After ten years, J. Swain rewrites the classic "I Choose 2 Be Me" stage-play for a special performance in New York during the Spring of 2013.