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
