my guest this morning is regina jackson, the director of east oakland youth development center. and jade a white who was also an active person in that organization. i always like to start with the background. let's start with you, regina. your history and involvement. >> that is a long story. we will wrap it up. i have been in oakland for 50 years. oakland is my home. i graduated from u charlie cap -- uc berkeley. at the time, i did not know you could have a career in that work. so i was very excited. i started in 1994. celebrating 24 years. they call it come in the peace corps, the toughest job you will ever love. it has been the toughest job i am in love with. young people like jada, i get to help mold and mentor and plant seeds. i have an extraordinarily capable staff. 58 is -- 58% of them are alums. so teaching this mentoring throughout all the leadership programs and the education and arts and re well. do service- oriented careers. maybe because of what we show them. >> you came from new york? >> i spent some time in new york when i was married many years ago. my father was

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