{"id":4291,"date":"2014-09-25T21:05:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T21:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2014-09-25T21:05:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T21:05:12","slug":"t-i-continues-his-road-to-redemption-in-jackson-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2014\/09\/25\/t-i-continues-his-road-to-redemption-in-jackson-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"T.I. Continues his \u2018Road to Redemption\u2019 in Jackson, Miss."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Taylor Bembery
\nAssociate Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rapper, Clifford \u201cT.I.\u201d Harris, reached out to youth at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss. on Sept. 24 at 3:00 p.m. Harris visited other high schools in Jackson but Forest Hill was his last stop before receiving the key to the City of Jackson, Miss. at City Hall from Mayor Tony Yarber. Mayor Yarber is an alumnus of Forest Hill and accompanied him during the visit.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Kimberly Warfield, Principal of Forest Hill High School and Jackson State University Alumnus, selected 400 out of 1100 students to have the opportunity to hear Harris\u2019 motivational speech.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cEveryone should experience great things and incentives in high school, especially when having good behavior,\u201d said Warfield.<\/span><\/div>\n

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A mixture of 9<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0through 12<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0graders filled the auditorium at Forest Hill. Students anxiously waited for the self-proclaimed \u201cKing of the South\u201d to take the stage. The Grand Hustle artist made a grand entrance to his song \u2018Bring Em Out\u2019 and the crowd went wild.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Harris had to get students settled down from their instant rush of excitement. His message to the students was about walking in their purpose, working hard to achieve their goals, and the importance of receiving an education.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Darius Nelson, is an 11<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0grader at Forest Hill High School from Jackson, Miss., appreciated everything Harris had to say.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cHis message was so informal. I feel like I can do whatever I put my mind to. His main message was about getting your education and how that makes you capable to do anything,\u201d said Nelson.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Harris who has a troubled past, was sentenced to a year and one day in prison in 2009. After his release on March 27, 2010, he started his \u2018Road to Redemption\u2019 platform to help save at risk youth apart of his required community service hours.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Four years later and with new outlook on life, Harris has continued the \u2018Road to Redemption\u2019, right here in Jackson, Miss. When asked by The Blue & White Flash why he decided to continue his \u2018Road to Redemption\u2019 effort, he said it\u2019s about being able to help the community.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cI got word that Jackson was in need of some inspiration and the kids could benefit from my story and my experiences. The Mayor called and asked me if I could come and I obliged with no problem,\u201d said Harris.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Taylor Bembery Associate Editor Rapper, Clifford \u201cT.I.\u201d Harris, reached out to youth at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss. on Sept. 24 at 3:00 p.m. Harris visited other high schools in Jackson but Forest Hill was his last stop before receiving the key to the City of Jackson, Miss. at City Hall from Mayor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-events"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4291\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}