Jackée Harry On Being A Teacher Before Her Acting Career Took Off: ‘That Was My First Love’

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By Jazmine Denise Thompson ·August 25, 2021 Published · August 25, 2021 Updated

Prior to becoming a household name on popular television shows like “227” and “Sister, Sister,Jackée Harry worked as a history teacher in New York City. “I worked at Brooklyn Technical High School,” Harry tells ESSENCE. “I taught American History. Ninth and tenth grade. All boys. I still love teaching. That was my first love.”

At the time, Harry believed that she would “do acting

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