Truth Be Told: Virginia

Norfolk: The Visionary in Public Housing


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When teens are told NOT to do drugs, they should be given something TO DO. Jackie Baker saw that gap and filled it using grant money to create a pizzeria, a cookie company, a candy store, and a performance troupe all run by teenagers. The effect of her work is multiplying across generations as many of those students received scholarships and are now in jobs that uplift many in the same community.

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Truth Be Told: VirginiaBy Heard Productions, Nichole Hill, Jackie Glass, Hannah Sobol