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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 SchoolQuincy Brown
7th Grade
Laurelhurst K-8 SchoolDanielle Dixon
12th Grade
Jefferson High SchoolMichael Fesser Jr.
8th Grade
Boise-Eliot K-8 SchoolAlize Gaston
Freshman
Arts, Communications &
Technology High School, Roosevelt CampusMadeleine Hanlon-Austin
Senior
Grant High SchoolZanele Mutepfa
12th Grade
Lincoln High SchoolTony Taylor
Junior
Grant High SchoolKenneth Urom
8th Grade
Ockley Green K-8 SchoolSkylar Holt
Freshman
Jefferson High SchoolMalcolm Jones
8th Grade
Hosford Middle SchoolJaiquan McKinley
Freshman
Lincoln High SchoolJoshua Stark
Sophomore
Jefferson High School