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Hands up in the air and giving up, it's here. but no. cities with serious problems need extraordinary people. and towanda jones is clearly an extraordinary person. >> when you give to someone who is really in need, it makes me feel complete. >> her late grandfather, walter green jr., believed in being part of the community. when she was 15, she was asked to lead a local drill team. unfortunately, it soon lost its funding. walter purchased 80 uniforms and 3 drums to give them a start. today, the camden sophisticated sisters drill team which includes the brothers in taps, the almighty percussion...

Clap it up. >> what was camden like back in the good old days? >> oh my god, it was so different coming up when i was younger. i didn't have to worry about, you know, my life being threatened coming outside. >> the conventional wisdom seemed to be it's time to get out of camden. why are you still here? >> because the need is in camden. every decent person in camden leaves camden, we never have a chance. in order to be part of the program they have to maintain a "c" average or better. >> right. >> it's all about the academics. it's all about nurturing these kiss. what's right, what's wrong? the...

Heyday. more than 1/3 of city residents live below the poverty line. if there's any place one can be forgiven for just throwing your hands up in the air and giving up, it's here. but no. cities with serious problems need extraordinary people. and towanda jones is clearly an extraordinary person. >> when you give to someone who is really in need, it makes me feel complete. >> her late grandfather, walter green jr., believed in being part of the community. when she was 15, she was asked to lead a local drill team. unfortunately, it soon lost its funding. walter purchased 80 uniforms and 3 dr 3 d...

If there's any place one can be forgiven for just throwing your hands up in the air and giving up, it's here. but no. cities with serious problems need extraordinary people. and towanda jones is clearly an extraordinary person. >> when you give to someone who is really in need, it makes me feel complete. >> her late grandfather, walter green jr., believed in being part of the community. when she was 15, she was asked to lead a local drill team. unfortunately, it soon lost its funding. walter purchased 80 uniforms and 3 drums to give them a start. today, the camden sophisticated sisters drill t...

>> what was camden like back in the good old days? >> oh my god, it was so different coming up when i was younger. i didn't have to worry about, you know, my life being threatened coming outside. >> the conventional wisdom seemed to be it's time to get out of camden. why are you still here? >> because the need is in camden. every decent person in camden leaves camden, we never have a chance. in order to be part of the program they have to maintain a "c" average or better. it's about academics, what's right, what's wrong? the drill team has that. they have different sayings they go with every d...