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>> HEAR HEAR.
>> BUT WHEN YOU TRY SPIN ISSUE
PREPARED, PREPARED FROM THAT
TIME, A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST GO
THERE BECAUSE OF PLANTAIN AND
SPINACH.
>> OKAY.
I'M SURE.
I'M SURE PEOPLE LOOKING AT YOUR
WARDROBE TODAY, IS THIS A PART
OF THE YORBA?
WHAT IS THE MEANING OR
SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT?
AND IF YOU WILL TURN A LITTLE
BIT SO THEY CAN GET IT AN
CAMERA.
>> SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS IS WHERE
YOU ARE BORN AND FAMILY THAT
SAID TRADITION, THAT'S
TRADITIONALLY -- THE FIRST BORN
OF THE KINGS OR WE BELONG TO THE
FAMILY.
PUT MATS ON YOU TWO WEEKS AFTER
YOU ARE BORN SO PEOPLE CAN
RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S FROM THE
FAMILY.
>> IS THIS LIKE -- I'M THINKING
OF A SHIELD.
IN SOME CULTURE THEY HAVE THE
FAMILY SHIELD.
IS THAT SAYING THAT YOU'RE FROM
THAT ROYAL FAMILY?
>> RIGHT.
>> THAT PARTICULAR ONE?
>> CULTURE OR KINGDOM OR THE
ROYAL COURT.
>> I GUESS IT WAS YOUR FATHER, A
KING?
>> MY FATHER IS THE BROTHER OF
THE -- KING.
>> THE KING.
>> HE'S MY UNCLE.
>> THE KING WAS YOUR URPG L?
>> YES.
>> AGAIN, YOU'RE FROM NIGERIA.
>> NIGERIA.
>> WHAT IS THE ROYAL NAME?
IS THERE A ROYAL NAME?
>> MY NAME, THOSE TWO NAMES.
THAT'S PRESCRIPTION.
I WAS BORN WHEN MY UNCLE WAS
BEING CROWNED SO IT IS THE
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING YOUR
BIRTH.
I WAS BORN DURING THE
CORONATION.
VICTORIOUS PRESCRIPTION.
>> VICTORIOUS PRINCE, VERY
NICE.
QUICKLY, WHERE CAN PEOPLE GET
THESE BOOKS, THE CHILDREN'S
BOOKS AND INTRODUCTION AND INTER
IMMEDIATE YORBA?
>> YOU CAN JUST GO TO BOOKS A
MILLION AND TELL THEM YOU WANT
BEAUTY CONTEST IN THE ANIMAL
KINGDOM.
YOU CAN GET THEM AND PICK THEM
UP AT TROPICAL TASTE RESTAURANT
TOO.
>> AND EVERY NOW AND THEM YOU
MIGHT HAVE THEM ON YOUR KIOSK IN
THE MALL TOO.
I KNOW WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
TIME LEFT, BUT THE DAY AFTER
CHRISTMAS QUAPSA BEGINS.
KWANZAA IS NOT A RELIGION.
EXPLAIN IT TO ME AND TO MY
VIEWERS PLEASE.
>> KWANZAA IS NOT A RELIGION.
IT'S ANOTHER WAY OF TELLING THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN THAT THERE'S
ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN EXPRESS YOUR
HEART TO YOURSELVES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ONLY THE
CHURCHES.
SO THAT'S KWANZAA IN TEXAS IN
1956, SO HE DECIDED TO JUST GET
PEOPLE TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN
CELEBRATE WITHOUT THEIR
CHRISTMAS.
>> THERE ARE SOME PRESENTATIONS
IN TERMS OF GIFTS IN QUAPSA?
>> THEY GIVE GIFTS NOW, BUT WHEN
IT STARTED, IT WAS JUST ANOTHER
WAY.
TO BE ESTABLISHED RELIGION THAT
ENSLAVED THEM, WE JUST GROWN OUT
OF ALL THOSE.
RIGHT NOW WE BLEND AND WE
ACCEPTED.
PEOPLE THAT ARE CONSCIENTIOUS OF
QUAPSA CAN STILL BE CHRISTIANS.
>> AGAIN YOU MIGHT SEE THE
PROFESSOR IN THE ALBANY MALL OR
YOU CAN ALSO DROP BY TROPICAL
TASTE RESTAURANT.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE
CULTURAL EDUCATION TODAY OF
YORBA.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> IF YOU STAY THERE, I HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE TO TELL YOU
ABOUT.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT IN A
POSITIVE DIRECTION.
>>> AND WE WELCOME YOU BACK ON
THIS SUNDAY.
I'M NOW TALKING WITH DOROTHY
TOMLIN, DIRECT HER POSITIVE
DIRECTION AS WELL AS MARY
GROUPER WHO IS A CERTIFIED
TEACHER.
SHE ALSO HAMS PR, AND I THINK
THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER
AS-NEEDED RESPONSIBILITIES.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A
YEAR SINCE YOU WERE HERE ABOUT
AND YOU INTRODUCED US TO
POSITIVE DIRECTION.
REFRESH EVERYBODY'S MEMORY.
WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM ALL ABOUT?
>> THIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT
PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT
TO HELP THE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN
THE COUNTY COMMUNITY.
>> IS THERE A CHARGE FOR
STUDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
YOUR SERVICES?
>> NO, IT'S FREE.
>> IT IS FREE OF CHARGE.
THEY COME AFTERSCHOOL AND YOU'RE
A CERTIFIED TEACHER.
IN TERMS OF ALL LEADERSHIP
PLANS, MATH, READING, WRITING,
YOU HELP WITH ALL THAT?
>> EXACTLY.
>> THIS PAST IT WAS FRIDAY,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH YOU HAD
YOUR CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK.
>> IT WAS THIS PAST THURSDAY.
>> WHEN THIS AIRS IT WILL HAVE
ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.
>> WE HAVE SANTA THAT COMES IN.
OUR CHILDREN GET A CHANCE TO
COME IN.
WE CALL IT OUR PDYC MALL IN ONE
OF OUR CENTERS.
THEY GET A CHANCE TO SHOP,
SELECT THEIR OPEN GIFTS, PUT
THEM IN THEIR BAGS AND AT OUR
CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK, THESE
GIFTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY
EACH TEACHER FROM EACH SITE.
>> HOW HAPPY SITES DO YOU HAVE?
>> WE HAVE FIVE SITES NOW.
WE STARTED OUT WITH JUST ONE.
SO WE HAVE GROWN TO FIVE SITES.
WE HAVE ONE IN EACH COMMUNITY.
>> TELL US BROMWOOD.
>> WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ONE
AT TARA MIDDLE HIGH FOR NINTH
AND TENTH GRADERS AND THEM WE
HAVE THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND
WE JUST OPENED ONE THAT'S AGAPE
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER AT
POSITIVE DIRECTIONS.
>> HOW HAPPY VOLUNTEERS ARE
THERE?
>> WE HAVE MAYBE ABOUT TEN
VOLUNTEERS, BUT WE ARE FINDING
THAT THROUGH 21ST CENTURY WHERE
WE'RE ABLE TO CERTIFY TEACHERS
AND TEACH TO BE ASSISTANTS THAT
HAVE ATTENDED OTHER DARTON OR
THE VOKE TECH SCHOOL.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH
THE PROGRAM AND TALK ABOUT YOUR
INTERESTS.
>> I'VE BEEN WITH THE PROGRAM
SINCE AUGUST OF THAFT YEAR.
MY HUSBAND AND I OCCASIONALLY
WOULD GO UP AND VOLUNTEER WHEN
SHE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING
ON, SO I STARTED WORKING WITH
THEM.
I LOVED CHILDREN SO WHENEVER
THERE'S A NEED, I JUST STEP IN
AND DO WHATEVER I CAN TO MAKE
THE PROGRAM BETTER.
>> IS IT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY?
>> MOP THROUGH FRIDAY.
>> OF YOU WALK AWAY THAT FEELING
OF I KNOW THAT I'M MAKING A
DIFFERENCE FOR HELPING SOMEBODY,
I'M SURE IT KIND OF REPLAYS FOR
YOU, YOU KNOW, I HELPED THEM
WITH THAT PROBLEM.
>> EXACTLY.
>> TALK ABOUT THAT AND THE
RESPONSE YOU GET FROM THE KIDS.
>> THE KIDS ARE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
THEY GET OFF THE BUS AND RUN
IN.
THEY HAVE TO SIGN IN WHEN THEY
GET THERE.
THEY HELP SERVE A SNACK AND WE
HELP THEM INDIVIDUALLY WITH
THEIR HOMEWORK.
SOMETIMES WHEN A CHILD DOESN'T
FULLY UNDERSTAND A CONCEPT AND I
WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION AND YOU
CAN SEE LIKE A LITTLE LIGHT BULB
COMES ON, WOW, I HELPED HIM TO
MASTER THAT SKILL.
THEM THEY WILL COME IN WITH
THEIR PROGRESS REPORTS.
>> AND YOU CAN SEE IT.
>> THEY WILL SAY, I PASSED MY
TEST, THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME.
>> AND I GUESS THIS WAS THE GOAL
OR A PART OF YOUR MISSION OF YOU
STARTED THIS PROGRAM.
WAS THERE ONE PARTICULAR IN
DEPARTMENT OR DID YOU OBSERVE
GOING GOING ON IN YOUR COMMUNITY
AND SAID THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO
TAKE PLACE.
>> I WAS THE TEACHER IN THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR 23 YEARS AND
BEFORE I RETIRED I WAS ABLE TO
SEE KIDS IN MY CLASS JUST HAVING
A PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT AREAS
AND HAVING TO FOLLOW STANDARDS.
WE COULD ONLY SPEND SO MUCH TIME
ON CERTAIN THINGS.
>> AND THEY MAY HAVE NEEDED THE
EXTRA HELP.
>> THEY MAY HAVE NEEDED THE
EXTRA HELP SO THIS WAS OUR
MISSION TO OPEN THIS AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAM TO JUST BE ABLE
TO REACH OUT AND GIVE THE
CHILDREN THAT EXTRA HELP THAT
THEY NEEDED.
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, IF THEY
COULD GET THAT LITTLE EXTRA
HELP, THEN EVERY CHILD CAN
SUCCEED.
>> AND THEY WOULDN'T BE LEFT
BEHIND.
>> AND THEY WOULDN'T BE LEFT
BEHIND.
>> AS YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD YOUR
CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK THIS PAST
THURSDAY, THEM YOU HAD A FAMILY
FUN NIGHT COMING UP IN JANUARY.
YOU'LL GET THE INFORMATION OUT
TO US SO WE CAN HELP YOU GET
THAT WORD OUT.
YOU HAVE A FEBRUARY SWEETHEART
GALA.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF
THE FIRSTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
DO THIS SWEETHEART GALA IN
FEBRUARY.
>> OKAY.
SO MORE INFORMATION IS COMING UP
ABOUT THAT.
>> MORE INFORMATION IS COMING UP
ABOUT THAT.
>> THE MOTTO, IT'S BETTER THAN
TO TRAIN A CHILD THAN REPAIR
APRIL ADULT.
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE A LOT OF
ADULTS HAVING TO GO BACK AND
BRUSH UP ON THOSE SKILLS, IF YOU
CAN START EARLY, EARLIER, IT
MAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
DIFFERENCE.
>> IT DOES, IT DOES.
>> DO YOU NEED VOLUNTEERS OR IS
THERE A PLEA?
HOW ARE YOU FUND SNED YOU
MENTIONED THE 21ST CENTURY.
YOU'VE BEEN A PART OF 21ST
CENTURY FOR FOUR YEARS NOW.
IS THAT YOUR PRIMARY FUNDING
SOURCE?
>> THAT'S OUR PRIMARY FUNDING
SOURCE NOW.
WE WERE JUST AWARDED A $350,000
GRANT THAT WAS IN AUGUST OF THIS
YEAR.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT IS WONDERFUL.
>> THIS IS A THREE-YEAR GRANT
WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO PAY OUR
TEACHERS AND ABLE TO BUY BECAUSE
WE'RE COMPLETELY COMPUTER BASED
IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER THE
CHILDREN FINISH THEIR HOMEWORK
SO EACH TEACHER HAS --
>> A COMPUTER.
>> A COMPUTER, IPAD.
>> EVERYTHING THEY NEED.
>> EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
>> AND QUICKLY ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WANT OUR VIEWERS TO KNOW ABOUT
THE PROGRAM?
ANYTHING THAT'S COMING UP,
PARENTS WHO MIGHT WANT THEIR
CHILDREN TO BE A PART OF THIS
AND THEY HAVE NOT SIGNED UP
ALREADY, HOW CAN THEY DO THAT?
>> THEY CAN COME BY THE RESOURCE
CENTER OR THEY CAN CALL.
WE WERE FUNDED FOR 175
CHILDREN.
WE HAVE 200 CHILDREN ALREADY.
>> LET ME DO THIS QUICKLY,
995-6251 OR 485-6818.
THEY CAN JUST CALL YOU AND SAY
PUT MY NAME ON THE LIST?
>> EXACTLY.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE AND
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HAVE A WONDERFUL
SUNDAY, EVERYBODY.