SHIRLEY: HI, I'M SHIRLEY MEN.

REGINA: AND I'M REGINA MITCHELL.

UP NEXT, DISCOVERING YOUR SLEEP HABITS COULD LEAD TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN YOUR OVERALL HEALTH.

>> EVERY DOCTOR NEEDS TO ASK WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY SLEEP.

REGINA: AND ADDRESSING FOOD AND SECURITIES IN THE FIRST STATE.

-- INSECURITIES IN THE FIRST STATE.

>> WE NEED ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD AND QUALITY FOOD.

SHIRLEY: A LOCAL CONGRESSMAN SHARES WHY HE PITCHED IN CLEANUP AFTER RIOTERS STORMED THE CAPITAL.

AND WE WILL CHECK OUT A WILMINGTON EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP HELPING STUDENTS MAKE THE GRADE AND LIGHTEN THE LOAD FOR PARENTS.

>> WE ARE SOLVING FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO TO WORK IN SEVEN MONTHS BECAUSE THEIR KIDS ARE AT HOME.

SHIRLEY: AND THERE IS MORE TO THE RHYTHM AND BEAT OF THIS ENSEMBLE THAN MEETS THE EYE.

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VISIT NCICAP.ORG] REGINA: WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

WE ARE BACK TOGETHER.

SHIRLEY: AND I WANT TO HUG YOU, BUT WE ARE KEEPING OUR DISTANCE.

THAT SAID, WE ARE READY TO GET TO WORK EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN AN EXHAUSTIVE FEW WEEKS.

AND A ONE IS JUST GETTING STARTED.

WE WILL START THE PROGRAM ON THE INSURRECTION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., EARLIER THIS MONTH.

AFTER RIOTERS STORMED AND TRASHED THE CAPITAL, NEW JERSEY CONGRESSMAN ANDY CAM WAS PHOTOGRAPHED CLEANING UP THE MESS LEFT BEHIND.

THE PHOTOS HAVE GONE VIRAL AND IN A RECENT INTERVIEW, HE EXPLAINS WHAT HE DID WHAT HE DID.

CONGRESSMAN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

SHIRLEY: WALK ME THROUGH JANUARY 6.

WHAT THE DAY STARTED LIKE AND HOW IT SHAPED UP WITH THE DESTRUCTION.

CONGRESSMAN KIM: WE WERE ALERTED TO EXPLOSIVES AROUND CAMPUS AND IT WAS A DAY WITH A LOT OF EMOTION.

SHIRLEY: WHEN YOU WENT TO THE CAPITAL AND YOU SAW WHAT A MESS IT WAS AND IT WAS TRASHED, THERE ARE PICTURES OF YOU CLEANING IT UP.

CONGRESSMAN KIM: MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME TO LOVE AND RESPECT THE BUILDING.

LOVE THE COUNTRY THAT GAVE OUR FAMILY A HOME.

I LOVE THIS PLACE SO MUCH.

AND I WANTED TO DO WHAT I COULD.

IT REALLY HURT ME AND BROKE MY HEART TO SEE THE CAPITAL IN THE CONDITION THAT IT WAS IN.

I DIDN'T WANT TO ARRIVE THE NEXT MORNING TO A BROKEN CONGRESS.

I WANTED TO SHOW THAT WE WERE STRONG AND THAT WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE BUILDING THAT WE LOVE.

I HOPE TO SET THAT EXAMPLE.

SHIRLEY: DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES TO PURSUE A NEW LIFE AND PURSUE THE AMERICAN DREAM, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CAPITAL HIT YOU -- OF THE CAPITOL HIT YOU DIFFERENTLY?

CONGRESSMAN KIM: WHEN THERE IS AN ATTACK ON THE VALUES THAT MY PARENTS RAISED ME ON, THIS IS AN ATTACK ON THE OPPORTUNITIES AND HOPES THAT I GREW UP WITH.

MY DAD GREW UP IN AN ORPHANAGE AS A POLIO DESCRIBE -- SURVIVOR.

THAT IS WHAT THIS COUNTRY MEANS TO US.

AND I FELT LIKE THAT WAS INSULTED AND DISGRACED.

SHIRLEY: WHAT WILL YOU TELL YOUR KIDS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

>> I HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD AND A FIVE-YEAR-OLD.

THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG.

A COUPLE DAYS AFTER, THEY SAID, DADDY, ARE YOU OK?

HE KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG.

WHEN I LEARNED HOW OFFICER SICKNICK WAS KILLED, HE KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG.

I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT TO HIM.

SHIRLEY: WHY DO YOU THINK CLEANING UP THE CAPITAL GOT SO MUCH ATTENTION?

CONGRESSMAN KIM: I DON'T BELIEVE I DESERVE THE ATTENTION.

I DON'T THINK IT WAS ABOUT ME.

I THINK IT WAS ABOUT MY ACTIONS AND A MOMENT THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY CAN LATCH ONTO ABOUT DECENCY AND HUMILITY AND SERVICE.

IT WAS A DAY THAT WAS SO JARRING AND AN IMAGE REALLY STOOD IN CONTRAST TO WHAT ELSE THEY SAW.

AND ONE PERSON ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE CRYING AND HE REALLY CAME TO SEE THE SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP WAS JUST ABOUT WHO CAN SCREAM THE LOUDEST ON THE FLOOR -- AND IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHO CAN SCREAM THE LOUDEST ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BUT THAT ACTIONS CAN SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS CAN.

SHIRLEY: THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

REGINA: A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP IS A GREAT WAY TO UNWIND FROM A STRESSFUL DAY.

BUT FOR SOME, THIS DOESN'T COME EASY.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TOLD THAT YOU SNORE OR FIND YOURSELF GASPING FOR AIR, SNORTING, OR WAKING UP DURING THE NIGHT.

IF SO, YOU MAY WANT TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT SLEEP APNEA BECAUSE IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

>> RICKY WHITE.

THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND HIM.

>> IF YOU RECALL BACK IN 2004, REGGIE WHITE, ARGUABLY THE GREATEST LINEMAN EVER TO PLAY THE GAME PASSED IN HIS SLEEP.

HE HAD OTHER UNDERLYING CARDIAC ISSUES, BUT HE HAD SEVERE SLEEP APNEA.

REGINA: MORE THAN 18 MILLION ADULT AMERICANS CURRENTLY HAVE SLEEP APNEA.

A CONDITION THAT CAUSES THEM TO STOP BREATHING IN THEIR SLEEP BECAUSE THEIR AIRWAYS SHRINK SOMETIMES TO THE SIZE OF A PIN.

SIGNS INCLUDE SLEEPING WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN, SNORING A LITTLE OR A LOT.

AND WHILE IT MAY SOUND FUNNY, PHYSICIANS SAY THAT THE END RESULT MAY NOT BE A LAUGHING MATTER.

>> THERE IS A HIGHER CHANCE OF YOU HAVING HEART ATTACK, STROKE.

THERE IS A HIGHER CHANCE OF YOU DEVELOPING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE THAT IS DIFFICULT TO TREAT.

REGINA: YOUR BRAIN AND YOUR HEART CAN NEVER FULLY REST.

AND IT EXCITES THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM WHICH CAN LEAD TO HEART ISSUES.

>> THE REASON WE TALK ABOUT REGGIE WHITE SO MUCH IS THAT WHEN YOU STUDY REGGIE WHITE OR ANY PLAYER IN THE NFL, YOU SEE A LARGE SIZED INDIVIDUAL WITH A LARGE NET -- NECK CIRCUMFERENCE.

HE LIKELY STOPPED BREATHING GOD KNOWS HOW MANY TIMES THAT NIGHT.

PROBABLY WAS STRUGGLING TO WEAR A BREATHING MACHINE OR A CPAP MACHINE FOR DAYS, MONTHS.

AND THEN ONE DAY HE DOESN'T WAKE UP.

REGINA: AFTER HIS DEATH, DOCTORS MADE IT A POINT TO ASK OVERWEIGHT AND PEOPLE WITH LARGE NECKS ABOUT SLEEP PATTERNS.

>> WE BEGAN TO BE GOOD ABOUT ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT IN LARGE SIZED INDIVIDUALS.

BUT WE SORT OF FORGOT ABOUT ASKING ABOUT GUYS THAT ARE SMALLER, TO A TEENAGER, TO A BABY, OR ANYONE IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER OR ETHNICITY.

REGINA: TO FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE SLEEP APNEA, DOCTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY STARTED CONDUCTING SLEEP STUDIES.

JUST BY WEARING A SIMPLE DEVICE, THE RESULTS ARE ASTONISHING.

>> WE ARE GETTING NUMBERS OVER 90%.

CLOSE TO 35% OF THESE PATIENTS ARE SEVERE, WHICH IS ASTOUNDING.

25% ARE MODERATE, 30% ARE MILD, AND THE REST ARE NORMAL.

THAT IS NOT A LOT OF NORMAL PATIENTS IN PRACTICE.

REGINA: THEN NEEDS TO BE A DEEPER CONVERSATION IN THE EXAM ROOM.

>> EVERY DOCTOR IN THE UNITED STATES WHETHER THEY ARE A PEDIATRICIAN, GYNECOLOGIST, INTERNAL MEDICINE DOCTOR, EVEN A PSYCHIATRIST NEEDS TO ASK PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.

DOCTORS ASK YOU ABOUT IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY CHEST PAIN.

HERE IS THE PRESCRIPTION.

I WILL SEE YOU IN SIX MONTHS.

THEY ASKED ME IF I'M SNORING AT NIGHT.

MY BREATHING PROPERLY?

IS MY MOUTH OPEN AT NIGHT?

YOU WILL BE SURPRISED AT THE ANSWERS THAT THEY GET.

REGINA: IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT SLEEP APNEA, THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO TAKE THE SLEEP TEST.

IT IS COVERED BY MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES AND YOU CAN HAVE IT MAILED TO YOUR HOME.

ASK YOUR PRIMARY PHYSICIAN.

♪ SHIRLEY: ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS PARENTS HAVE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PANDEMIC IS HOMESCHOOLING.

IT HAS BEEN REALLY HARD ON THE KIDS, TEACHERS, EVERYONE.

THIS WEEK, WE INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WAVE LEARNING SYSTEM WORKING WITH THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY IN DELAWARE.

THEY ARE USING A POD SYSTEM TO CHANGE THE WAY WE EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.

>> WELCOME TO THE WAVE LEARNING SYSTEM.

WE ARE AT THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDING.

THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAM.

WE HAVE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PODS.

WE HAVE WORKED IN AN 8-1 RATIO WITH STUDENTS.

WE ARE SOLVING FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO TO WORK IN SEVEN MONTHS BECAUSE THEIR KIDS ARE AT HOME.

WE ARE SOLVING FOR SCHOOLS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE FRUSTRATED.

WE ARE SOLVING FOR THE TEACHERS THAT NEED SUPPORT BECAUSE REMOTE LEARNING IS INCREDIBLY HARD AND REMOTE TEACHING IS INCREDIBLY HARD.

AND WE ARE SOLVING FOR THE STUDENTS.

>> INITIALLY WITH DISTANCE LEARNING, THERE WERE FAMILIES THAT DID NOT HAVE BROUGHT ACCESS TO INTERNET SERVICE.

THEY BENEFIT FROM BEING IN THE BUILDING.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT ARE WORKING AND NOT ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME.

THEY NEED THIS ON-SITE CHILDCARE SUPPORT.

THAT IS WHAT THESE PODS ARE ALL ABOUT.

FOR FAMILIES IN NEED, WE CAN OFFER THE PROGRAM FREE OF COST.

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ARE INCLUDED.

THAT IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION.

>> THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENT THING THAT WE GET TO DO FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT WE WANT TO REACH MORE PARENTS TO SHOW HOW POSITIVE THE EXPERIENCE IS AND TO GET FUNDING TO HELP THOSE THAT CAN'T PAY FOR IT.

>> WE AS ADULTS ARE LIVING THROUGH THIS CRISIS AND DOING THE BEST WE CAN.

BUT OUR KIDS ARE LIVING THROUGH TRAUMA.

SOMETHING THAT IS CRITICAL IS THAT THE KIDS FEEL SEEN AND HEARD.

AND WE FEEL CONNECTED.

DURING THIS TIME, THERE IS AN EXTRA LAYER OF TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES, AND SCHEDULING THAT REALLY ADDS COMPLEXITY TO WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH STUDENTS.

THESE LEARNING GUIDES WHICH IN MY MIND, ARE SUPERHEROES.

THEY DO SO MANY THINGS EVERY DAY AND THEY ARE PROVIDING ACADEMIC TUTORING, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP.

>> BEING A LEARNING GUIDE TO ME MEANS BEING PART OF A VERY SUPPORTIVE TEAM.

WE GO AROUND WHILE THE CHILDREN ARE LOCKED INTO ZOOM WITH THEIR TEACHERS.

WE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO SCREEN TIME, THE ACTUAL REAL-TIME WITH THE TEACHER.

WE SEE IF THEY ARE PAYING ATTENTION.

WE SEE IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCING ZOOM FATIGUE AND IF THEY ARE NEEDING A BREAK.

>> THE PODS HAVE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL.

IT IS DEFINITELY HELPFUL TO HAVE A PERSON ON THE OTHER END THAT I CAN EMAIL, TEXT, OR CONTACT.

>> WHETHER IT IS DURING COVID OR NOT, WHEN YOU SHOW A STUDENT THAT THEY CARE ABOUT THEM AND YOU BELIEVE IN THEM, THEY WILL SUCCEED.

>> BEING PART OF THE SUPPORT AND THAT GETS TO MOVE EDUCATION FORWARD DURING A DIFFICULT TIME, WE ARE NOT TAKING A BACKSEAT TO CORONA.

WE ARE HELPING CHILDREN SUCCEED.

FOR ME THAT IS SO REWARDING.

IT FILLS ME WITH JOY.

>> EVERY TIME I SEE THE CHILDREN COME IN, THAT IS SO GREAT.

THEY ENJOY INTERACTING WITH THEIR PEERS AND IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE WE ARE OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS THAT REALLY WANTED AND NEEDED.

-- REALLY WANT IT AND NEED IT.

>> IT IS SUCH A JOY TO WATCH KIDS BE KIDS AGAIN.

THEY ARE IN SMALL GROUPS.

THEY ARE WEARING MASKS.

IT IS NOT IDEAL.

BUT TO WATCH THEM RUN AROUND AND PLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS OR COLLECTIVELY WORK ON A POSTER THAT THEY ARE COLORING, THAT IS WHY WE EXIST.

SHIRLEY: WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

AND WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR A WAVE POD, IT HELPS PAYS FOR FAMILIES THAT OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD THE PROGRAM.

THEY ARE WORKING WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO HELP PEOPLE GET BACK TO THE OFFICE WHILE PROVIDING A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

REGINA: SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO HELP ONE ANOTHER.

IT IS BRINGING HEALTHY FOOD TO FAMILIES AND BENEFITING WILMINGTON RESIDENTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY.

>> WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2016, FEEDING PEOPLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

WHEN COVID HIT, I'M NOT GOING TO LIVE.

I WAS LIKE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS?

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A SAFEWAY TO GET THIS TO THE MASSES.

>> WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE'S A WAY.

THEY FOUND THAT WAY.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY FOODS, EVEN IF YOU ARE HUNGRY.

♪ IT REALLY STARTED AS A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE.

I EXPERIENCED NEEDING TO SUPPLEMENT MY FOOD.

I STARTED GROWING IN MY BACKYARD.

I HAD THIS IDEA THAT THERE'S NO WAY THAT I'M THE ONLY PERSON SUFFERING IN THIS WAY.

HOW CAN I HELP OTHERS THAT ARE HUNGRY OR HOMELESS?

REGINA: SHE HAD VOLUNTEERS COULD PLANT FOOD.

THEN IT GREW TO SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER.

>> WE GOT REALLY LUCKY TO SERVE MEALS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THEY WERE LIKE, WHERE DID YOU GET THIS FOOD FROM?

THEY TOOK ME OUT BACK AND WAS LIKE, LOOK, WE HAD THIS GARDEN.

IT JUST KIND OF GREW FROM THERE.

THIS IS SINCE 2016 OUT OF THE COMMUNITY FEEDING PEOPLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

WE REALIZE WITH THE WINTER COMING, WE WON'T HAVE PEOPLE ABLE TO WORK ON GETTING RESOURCES.

HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITIES, WE REACHED OUT TO FRIENDS AND PARTNERS.

THIS IS A WEIRD THING.

DO YOU WANT TO HOST REGULARLY OUTSIDE OF THE CENTER?

REGINA: RESIDENTS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, FREE OF CHARGE.

THEY KEEP THE FRIDGE STOCKED WITH PRODUCE FROM THEIR GARDEN AND DONATIONS FROM OTHER PARTNERS.

EVEN PEOPLE WITH JOBS AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES BUYING FOOD.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANTING TO FEED, CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE.

♪ SHIRLEY: WHILE THE PANDEMIC ISN'T OVER, MANY LIKE WEST SCOTT AND OUR HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY ARE WORKING TO GET US THROUGH THESE TOUGH TIMES AND BACK TO SOME NORMALCY.

AMONG THOSE LEADING THE WAY AS DR. ANTHONY FAUCHER.

THAT IS -- DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.

THAT IS WHY HE IS THE WINNER OF THE LIFELONG LEARNING AWARD.

TO BE PART OF THE SPECIAL EVENT ON FEBRUARY 3 WHICH FEATURES A LIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR. FAUCI BY OUR OWN COHOST AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF "FRESH AIR."

PROCEEDS SUPPORT WHYY'S COMMITMENT TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STORYTELLING, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.

>> WE ARE THE UNIVERSAL AFRICAN DANCE AND DRUM -- [CHEERING] ♪ SHIRLEY: THEIR STORY IS COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES.

MY OVEN, LIKE YEARS, GOT SERIOUS USE OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND WAS IN DESPERATE NEED OF CLEANING.

BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO USE STORE-BOUGHT CLEANERS BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND THE HARSH CHEMICAL SMELL.

SO I PUT A HOMEMADE CLEANER TO THE TEST.

CHECK IT OUT.

I AM GOING TO CLEAN MY OVEN USING A CHEMICAL-FREE CLEANER WITH INGREDIENTS THAT I ALREADY HAVE AT HOME.

IT WILL BE A MIX OF VINEGAR.

I MIXED HALF A CUP OF THREE INGREDIENTS.

YOU WILL WIND UP WITH THIS BLUE FOAMY PASTE.

IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.

I WILL START CLEANING NOW, BUT DON'T JUDGE ME.

MY OVEN IS EXTRA DIRTY AND I GOT IT THAT WAY FOR THIS VERY OCCASION.

♪ ♪ THAT WAS REALLY HARD.

AND WHILE IT WAS A NATURAL OVEN CLEANER, IT WAS NOT A MAGIC OVEN CLEANER.

IT TOOK A LOT MORE ELBOW GREASE THAN I INITIALLY ANTICIPATED.

BUT BOTTOM LINE, IT WORKS.

IT CHECK OUT MY NOW CLEAN OVEN.

>> KITCHEN HACK.

♪ SHIRLEY: I AM NEVER USING THE SEVEN AGAIN.

-- THIS OVEN AGAIN.

DESPITE WHAT I SAID, I HAVE USED MY OVEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE.

AND I WILL USE THIS NATURAL CLEANER AGAIN.

I ALSO USED IT TO CLEAN MY OVEN GREASE AND IT WORKED WONDERS.

IT IS EQUAL PARTS OF ALL THREE INGREDIENTS.

REGINA: OUR YOUTH ARE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW.

MAKING THE EXPERIENCE IS NOW ALL THE MORE CRITICAL.

THE COMMUNITY CENTER HAS FOUND A WAY TO SHARE A LOVE OF THE ARTS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCIPLINE.

CELEBRATING CULTURE WITH EACH BEAT OF THE DRUM.

>> WE CAME TO NEW JERSEY AND WE SAW THE BLIGHTED AREAS.

WE WANTED TO BRING ARTS AND DISCIPLINE TO THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYONE'S MIND.

SEE THE VALUE OF THE ARTS IN TEACHING DISCIPLINE WILL HELP HUMANITY LOVE EACH OTHER.

IT HOUSES THE UNIVERSAL KARATE SCHOOL.

>> NO MATTER WHAT RACE, CREED, OR COLOR YOU ARE, WE HAVE A CULTURE.

THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS, WE TEACH THAT TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

MUSIC IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

THAT IS WHY WE DO IT.

♪ >> WE HAVE SEEN EVERYBODY GROW UP FROM THE BEGINNING AND TURN INTO YOUNG MEN OR YOUNG WOMEN.

TURNING INTO SINGERS, DANCERS, EVERYTHING.

A LOT OF THE RHYTHMS WE HAVE PERFORMED HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO US.

WE HAVE AFRICAN TEACHERS THAT ARE FROM GUINEA, WEST AFRICA.

I AM THE CORE PLAYER FOR OUR AFRICAN DANCE GROUP.

I PRETTY MUCH PLAY ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS.

OUR COSTUMES COME FROM WEST AFRICA.

THIS IS CONSIDERED THE PROTECTOR OF THE VILLAGE.

THAT DANGER COMES IN TOWARDS THE VILLAGE AND CAN SOUND THE ALARM.

THEY CAN TRAVEL.

>> WE BELIEVE THAT IS WHERE THE TRUE LOVE COMES FROM.

YOU CAN LOVE AND RESPECT OTHERS.

>> IT'S LIKE SOMETHING OPENS UP INSIDE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MINDSET AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO OR THEY THOUGHT THEY COULDN'T DO.

THEY REALIZE THAT THEY CAN.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY SEE OTHER CHILDREN THEIR AGE AND EVEN YOUNGER ONES.

>> THE CHILDREN SHOWED UP.

AND IT IS JUST A JOISTS.

>> KNOWING WHO YOU ARE AND KNOWING WHAT YOUR MISSION IN LIFE IS, IT IS FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN.

AND I LOVE WHAT WE DO.

REGINA: THE UNIVERSAL AFRICAN DANCE AND DRUM ENSEMBLE HAS PERFORMED GLOBALLY AND REPRESENTED AMERICA AT THE WORLD FESTIVAL OF LACK ARTS AND CULTURE IN AFRICA.

THE GROUP WAS ALSO GIVEN A PROCLAMATION FROM NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY AND AN INVITATION TO PERFORM AT HIS MANSION.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE INCREDIBLE PROGRAMS, CHECK ON THE WEBSITE AT UNITYCOMMUNITY.COM.

SHIRLEY: MONDAY MARKED THE 26TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY OF SERVICE TO CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S LIFE AND LEGACY.

WHILE THIS YEAR POSED CHALLENGES, IT DID NOT STOP VOLUNTEERS FROM SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES.

WE LEAVE TONIGHT WITH A LOOK AT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES FROM AROUND THE AREA.

SHIRLEY: WE HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

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