{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ask Ashley","title":"Mentorship, Tech, and Giving Back with Jahmai Brown","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1851,"description":"Jahmai Brown was failing every class with 55s across the board, smoking weed before school, and drifting through the hallways with no sense of direction. A principal, a report card that went home to two disappointed parents, and a mentor named Mr. Washington who told him straight what his life could become changed the path. Jahmai Brown, IT Specialist at BuzzFeed Inc., talks with Ashley Russo about the Harlem mentoring program that refocused him, the summer school exam that stood between him and graduation, and the ERG work that brought Thurgood Marshall Academy students into BuzzFeed for Black History Month.\n\nChapters:\n00:00 Welcome to Ask Ashley\n00:43 Meet Jahmai Brown\n01:19 Growing up in Harlem and finding Thurgood Marshall Academy\n03:03 The mentors and Brothers on a New Direction\n07:56 Turning 55s into a turnaround\n11:51 Two disappointed parents and a wake up call\n14:27 Missing graduation and the summer school exam\n16:12 From soul food kitchen to a tech career\n20:30 Leading the ERG at BuzzFeed\n22:55 Black History Month and bringing students back to school\n28:00 One thing he'd tell his younger self\n\nYou can follow Jahmai Brown here:\nLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahmaibrown6824b1126","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aRe7dqzcNfBGUfqf2XfHZAKMGZOtyjmViHhwZvrlBTI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZDJi/N2NiODA0OGY2NzVh/ZmQ4ZGQ5MjZmZWEy/ZWQyNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}