Akbar Cook
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Akbar Cook is Principal at West Side High School in Newark, NJ.  He joins host Tamisha Hallman to talk about the innovative initiatives he is implementing in Newark, his life, and what it is like interacting with celebrities like Ellen and Oprah.
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