Hi My Name is Jazzmin Perez. Diamond in the raw has been a blessing in my life. I have experienced a lot. Being in the Diamond in The Raw Foundation I have experienced being on a commercial set. While on the set, they gave me an opportunity to do a stunt. I was a bike rider on the beach. I felt like a star being on the commercial. It was unexpected. It made me realize being on Tv is where I want to be. Becoming a model an actress.

The Diamond In The Raw Foundation gave us an opportunity to win a scholarship. I wrote an essay about my life, and ended up winner a lot with a few others. I didn’t think I would win, but I did, and it made me feel proud of myself. The scholarship went towards my modeling pictures. So I was able to get my head shots out of the way and payed for. I am blessed and thankful for this wonderful opportunity and experience everything Diamond in the Raw has done for me.

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“Thank You Ms. Baker for allowing me to participate in the Diamond in the Raw foundation. The foundation has open doors that I may have missed if I were to be on my own.”

Mark Alston
Eye Watch Productions

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“My experience with the Diamond in the RAW foundation was out of this world fun. I learned many different aspects of not only behind the scenes on a set, but also life.”

Joy

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“My name is Christa Watkins I am 21yrs old. I am an aspiring 2nd Unit Cinematographer. This is the story of how I got to where I am.

One day I meet a member of the Diamond in the RAW foundation and she was speaking about the entertainment field and I thought Whoa this is the perfect time for me to take a leap of faith into the entertainment field. She spoke about the many careers available in the entertainment field.”

Christa Watkins

Christa – Read Her Complete Story Here

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Story By Nikkia Gulley
Gang Alternative Program

On Monday, I had the fun experience of meeting a lot of famous people on the set of Janky Promoters a new Ice Cube movie. I actually was really grateful that Kelli picked me to go on this trip because I enjoyed myself very much. My favorite part was seeing Lil JJ rap, but unfortunately he was booed off the stage by the crowd but I guess that was a part of making a movie or video. I was able to hear all about the other workers experiences and why they loved their jobs. I also liked taking pictures with them, that’s always fun. Next time I’ll ask a lot of more questions about the types of jobs in this industry because it sort of inspired me to do this type of work when I get older.