Credits
Stories written by
Rachel Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marsha Oliver, MS, RN, APN
Script written by
Martinique Moore
Vanessa Garcia
Rachel Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN
Alan Roth CREDENTIALS
Marjani Smith
Janice Sullivan
Tina Truncellito
Director & editor
Alan Roth
Cameras
Christina Voros
Aileen Taylor
Bobby Webster
Sergei Krasikau
Alan Roth
Audio
Ron Eyal
Music
Evan O’Reilly
Technical team
David Lurachy
Mike Gray
Mediha Sandhu
Tim Linteau
Anya Kasti
Production Assistants
Leilani Velazquez
Adrian Torres
Starring
Toni Yasmine Weaver
Diamond Tationna Bosier
Valerie Leeann Hellijas
Keyanna Darnell Rhea Williams
Mike Laurence Covington
Dante Omar Golden
James Jaylen Sansom
Cast in order of appearance
Asia Eshe Cuttino
David Kevin Nosworthy
Diamond’s father Markell Wilson
Diamond as child Ciara Johnson
Diamond’s mom Lonneria Bankston
Janice Amirah Stewart
Kevin Brandon Mitchell
Steve Leroy Graham
Chris Christopher Piscatella
Anthony Anthony Martinez
Larry Larry Arias
Kaliff Jason Barkley
Computer lab students:
Amanda Ebokosia
Lesley Hendricks
Gina Lewis
Harry Obamijo
Chino
Kerrin Fergusson
Basketball players:
Ray Louis Burgin
Joselito Fuentes
Christopher Soto
“Q” Quameir Harding
Music club woman Britney Warner
Tanice Taryn Anderson
Cassandra Tueree Shard
Alonzo Yazid Mohammed
Monique Michelle Woodson
Clinic nurse Dorothy Wojcik
Shante Al-Meisha Lee
Valerie club man Mecca Don
Blackbushe featuring Shelley Nicole
Bartender Julian Lopez
TV news Reporter Penelope Griffin
Club guy Lanre Animashaun
Principle Investigator
Rachel Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN
Project Director
Lorraine Lacroix, MPH
With support from
• Healthcare Foundation of NJ
• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Library of Medicine at NIH.
Thanks to
Apostle’s House
Art Kitchen
Dunkin Donuts
Sara Garcia
Peppermint Players
Rutgers University (Newark) College of Nursing
Starlite Motel
Matthieu Taponier
Manny Tavares, Ben’s Sports Bar
Jared Hassan Toles
Camille Tyler
Carol Tyler
Wash-A-Lot, Yashica Williams
Dorothy Wojcik
All scenes shot in Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey;
Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York City
© 2008 – 2018 Rachel Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN