Growing Up In The Hood: True Stories of Survival




The Chit Chat Podcast show

Summary: Jack Move: an action undertaken to take possession of something which you do not own; as in the word “hijack”.  Sometimes we “have to do what we have to do” to survive in the hood. Growing up poor can sometimes lead to creative ways of getting food, clothing, and money. Some people come up with schemes that are so good, that they reach the status of Ghetto Fabulous…while other are not so fortunate and may even get caught. Having no money and being in charge of a church’s food bank and clothing donation center, one can only imagine what Ingrid would do to survive. Joe has some hilarious stories about hustling to survive and going to war with neighbors.