Two hundred students piled into the auditorium of Harlems Bread and Roses Integrated Arts High School last Thursday to take part in a special assembly held by Young Faces Smiling. The educational non-profit organization brings celebrity guest speakers into partnering urban-area high schools with the goal of relating to and inspiring at-risk teens through reality teaching experiences.
The latest to join the list of celebrity supporters was multi-talented producer/songwriter/singer Ryan Leslie, who took some time away from making hit records to energize youth about the things that he says make him most successful a great education, persistence and hard work.
Shout to J Shotti on the filming.
