• Young, Gifted and Black

    By Reiko Williams

    In countless cities across the country, there is an emphasis on data to indicate that an educational achievement deficit exists for African American students.

    In 欧美巨乳色情片 – among the whitest major metropolitan areas in America – the challenges that black youth face are compounded by social and cultural isolation, especially in the classroom. Many here, bombarded by overwhelmingly negative information, believe that "African American" is synonymous with "failure."

    We know this is not reality. Yet some of our children cannot help but be hindered by these persistent messages. To counter this, we must make a conscious effort to tell their stories, to share the many experiences of black student success amidst pessimism and low expectations. We must speak out about the black experience, particularly where black perspectives are often ignored and devalued, and where black children continue to achieve.

    The tribute "Young, Gifted & Black" features portraits and personal statements from 13 欧美巨乳色情片 students, a small sample of our talented black youth. The tribute was created with the help of 欧美巨乳色情片 staff, writers, community activists, teachers, small business owners, parents and the students themselves.

    The tribute counters the question "Where are the black students who succeed?"

    From their eyes and in their words, these students say: Here we are. Aspiring, talented, hard-working, ambitious. We are young, gifted and black.

    Reiko Williams, family and community engagement manager for 欧美巨乳色情片 and creator of the Young, Gifted & Black tribute


     Young Gifted and Black Honorees 2010

      Abiola Aderonmu
    Junior
    Benson Tech High School
    Quincy Brown
    7th Grade
    Laurelhurst K-8 School
    Danielle Dixon
    12th Grade
    Jefferson High School
      Michael Fesser Jr.
    8th Grade
    Boise-Eliot K-8 School
    Alize Gaston
    Freshman
    Arts, Communications &
    Technology High School, Roosevelt Campus
    Madeleine Hanlon-Austin
    Senior
    Grant High School
      Zanele Mutepfa
    12th Grade
    Lincoln High School
    Tony Taylor 
    Junior
    Grant High School
    Kenneth Urom
    8th Grade
    Ockley Green K-8 School
      Skylar Holt
    Freshman
    Jefferson High School
    Malcolm Jones
    8th Grade
    Hosford Middle School
    Jaiquan McKinley
    Freshman
    Lincoln High School
      Joshua Stark
    Sophomore
    Jefferson High School