Jersey Strong
Role Models
TV-14
S1 • E7 Oct 26, 2013 22mJayda checks her family into a hotel for a week due to a shooting in front of her apartment. Although Creep has been spending time apart from Jayda, he tries to remain a father figure to Aljahmeir and Layla. Meanwhile, Jayda goes to speak at a self-improvement workshop at Shabazz High School with two university professors. Jayda encourages the young female students to speak up and improve their communities, and she receives positive feedback from the other professors about her mentoring work. Encouraged, Jayda reaches out to Brooke for help starting her own non-profit organization, Nine Strong Women. Brooke and Maggie invite Jayda to look at an office space in their building, and offer to also help fund raise. Turning her attention to improving her family, Jayda takes Aljahmeir to meet Dr. Sampson Davis, an ER physician at St. Michael's hospital. Dr. Davis encourages Aljahmeir to remain focused, and Jayda is happy Aljahmeir has a positive male role model in his life, because she isn't sure about her future with Creep. Although they discuss moving out of the hood, Jayda doesn't know if she wants to get back together with Creep or get a place on her own. Brooke and Maggie develop Legal Vice, a social network for lawyers, in order to pitch the idea to investors. Brooke is also busy recording an album with Queen Ella, but Maggie is worried that Brooke is stretching herself too thin. Brooke and Maggie pitch Legal Vice to their first potential investor, Ryan, but he is unimpressed and tells Brooke she needs to give Legal Vice as much attention and focus as she gives her firm. After not hearing from Brooke for several days, Jayda confronts Brooke and Maggie at their office. She asks why they have been avoiding her. Brooke feels she doesn't have enough time or energy to help Jayda but, before she can say anything, Maggie and Jayda get into an argument. Jayda feels offended by how Maggie talks to her and leaves, saying she can find other supporters for her non-profit.
