There is another entry in her blog from 2008 where she created a program to have at-risk kids learn and create a rap video:
” Classroom to boardroom- A new Tacoma program gives kids a taste of the professional world....The video production team has all the usual aspects. There’s an executive director, a director, talent managers, camera crews and lighting technicians. The one thing that is a little unusual is the fact that they are all under 17.
The group of music-video-making teenagers is a part of the pilot program for the summer-long experience the students have dubbed “Say No to Guns and Gangs and Yes to the Arts.”
..... That covers everything from positive messaging, effective communication, interview etiquette and professional presentation to how to navigate through social programs, legal rights and the judicial system.
“This is information that I didn’t receive as a kid,” said Felony Entertainment CEO Jesse Miller, commonly referred to as Miss Jessy. She is also the creator of the program that is supported through the Russell Family Foundation. Miller credits her rough upbringing as her inspiration to create the summer program that gets kids engaged, and thinking positively about their futures. “I grew up in Tacoma… I don’t want these kid to go through what I went through.”
“I know how much music means to kids. You got to get them with what they love – and I’m throwing in what they need.”
Thanks for all the information. I would say she is doing good for the community and hope she succeeds. What an interesting life story that provides a perspective few of us will ever have.