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Really and it was, it was huge and they understood that. And a lot of the kids did not, some of them did not go to school. And the ones that, some of them that did, they were always late. And the grades was bad. And some of them disrespectful to their parents. And had an excuse for everything. But when they see what took place the whole walking from and getting captured and walking through this hot forest and being put in a dungeon and put on the ship and ship to the americans for months and they realized that like, you know, africans are really strong people. And it kind of, it was a trip because they all and they figured it out on their own, man what am i doing . I am not taking advantage of all of these opportunities that i have here in San Francisco, and the free education. And we go to a school, and the kids are and i mean that it was. It was, and first of all it is not free for everybody, they have to pay for their education ....
Maintain a 2. 0 gpa. And in the third part was they have to display Good Behavior at school as well as at the boys and girls club. The requirement for the 2. 0 was i think as far as next time, not sure if that will be part of the requirement because like i said one young lady after she got a passport and a ticket and everything come to find out she was not even in school. And we thought of her going now, she was going to school and have the gpa is over a 2. 0. And so it might be something that somebody needs to, you know, to get their grades up. And i think that the point that i wanted to make was that there was preparation, which i felt was key. And a lot of thought went into that. And i know that you talked about, you know, the impact that it had on the young people, but having seen you and the other adults in the studio, i dont know who got the most out of it, you guys or the kids . Really. And it comes through here, and even as ....
There was preparation, which i felt was key. And a lot of thought went into that. And i know that you talked about, you know, the impact that it had on the young people, but having seen you and the other adults in the studio, i dont know who got the most out of it, you guys or the kids . Really. And it comes through here, and even as you are speaking now. And i told the kids, and i use the phrase a lot the world is bigger than the block. Yeah. The most important piece of it, is their academic diplomas that she can get is their passport and i mean, obviously, for me, history and culture is just the basis of who i am and what i do. And so but for you to take them actually there, i mean, that is greater than anything that they read in a book and you read in a book. So we are going to make it happen again, and you know, he has already kicked himself and i am working on something bigger that i mentioned to you earlier to try to make this a. And i am working on it and i am working on it beca ....
Because we are learning about the atlantic slave trade and i was able to give the brutal truth and for me that was orewarding because i know that a lot of kids are sheltered and dont understand and i cant say that i have understood because i have been reading the same textbooks my entire life and not fully understanding how strong and how proud i should be to be of african decent. And so to actually go to my class and share with all of my, you know, peers exactly what has happened in the unspoken truth, was just more rewarding than anything. I have to say that i am working on, i got a pretty Good Relationship with the school district, and at this point, pretty good. And really good, so i am working on it with the officers now, on getting into schools, and to talk to the young people. And as early as september. And when they get back in. And so, are you, where are you currently and what school are you currently in . At saint ign ....
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