Street Soldiers is celebrating a major milestone: 100 episodes and counting. Lisa Evers and her team looked back into the archives and compiled their favorite moments in this all-celebrity special. Check out these highlights featuring:
CARDI B
PRODIGY
DARRYL “DMC” MCDANIELS
LIL’ CEASE
LORD JAMAR
JERMAINE DUPRI
RAPSODY
SAFAREE
DREAM DOLL
JANELLI CACERES-PICKENS
ROXANNE SHANTE
FAT JOE
JA RULE
JAQUE
ASHANTI
REMY MA
FRENCH MONTANA
QUEEN LATIFAH
THE LADY OF RAGE
RAH DIGGA
A-BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE
PHRESHER
YOUNG MA
JAY CRITCH
SWIZZ BEATZ
NE-YO
“Thanks to all of you who watch Street Soldiers,” Lisa said. “You’ve helped us reach the 100-episode milestone.”
Millions of students rely on our public schools for their education. While systems often get blamed for not measuring up, the fact is many educators and teachers are going above and beyond.
The “I Know I Can” hook in Nas’s classic song applies to Dr. Marcia Lyles, the first female African-American superintendent of Jersey City public schools. Armed with an Ivy League doctorate, she learned how to overcome stereotypes in her own career.
Under her leadership, graduation rates rose, and she initiated new interactive learning programs. She also insisted that her staff place high expectations on every single child in the diverse school system.
At P36K in East New York, Brooklyn, the more than 400 special-needs students range in age from pre-kindergarten to 21 and are facing a wide variety of life challenges. Principal Kevin Lenahan says the attitude of his dedicated staff is always “You can do it.”
Dr. Chris Emdin, the founder of Hip Hop Ed, uses hip hop beats to close the science and math education gap that can trap urban students. His programs produce measurable results and change lives. Emdin is also a professor at Columbia University Teachers College.
LISA EVERS, Host and Executive Producer, Street Soldiers
The countdown clock is ticking. Big changes are ahead for the New York City Housing Authority. But will the changes bring improvements for long-suffering residents?
I sat down with HUD Regional Administrator Lynne Patton for her take on recent developments. Patton is known for talking directly to residents and seeing conditions first hand. The disturbing images that scream neglect—no heat, lead and mold, and rats running wild are all too familiar to her and fuel her determination to make positive changes.
Patton’s boss, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, toured the Queensbridge Houses in advance of a meeting with Mayor Bill de Blasio and a congressional delegation. The mayor needs HUD on his side to convince federal judge William Pauley that NYCHA can climb out of a multibillion-dollar budget hole and give residents what they deserve. The mayor sounded hopeful after the meeting.
If Carson declares NYCHA in default, it triggers a housing law from 1937 that allows him to put the city agency in federal receivership, hire and fire, and even choose who runs it. It would be a political embarrassment for the mayor.
Patton said the U.S. attorney for the Southern District is still conducting criminal investigations into NYCHA employees and management. Some have been arrested for embezzling tenant rents and falsifying repair records, and more are expected.
—LISA EVERS, Host and Executive Producer
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