Over the past few months I've been slacking on my posts as life has
gotten in the way, but I've come back with a bang! Below I have included
links to 5 articles that I have come across so far that are showing our
young African-American men in a rare light. No they have not fallen
victim of a violet crime. No they are not being praised for amazing
athletic ability. No they have not committed a crime and are wanted. No
they are not any of the stereotypes that society would have you believe
they are! These young men have made headlines for excellent academic
achievements. These young men are the future of this nation and are
heading in the right direction to make something of themselves other
than what the nay sayers may have told them they could be. These young
men are breaking barriers and pushing limits out of their way!
Something
great is happening within our communities and it is up to us to nourish
and encourage these kinds of achievements! We are more than our
circumstance, more than our pasts, more than the limits we place on
ourselves and its fine time that we realize this and strive together to
prove this fact! The sky is never the limit, because limits tell you where to stop!
100% GRADUATION & COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE FOR THE 5TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR!!
http://blackamericaweb.com/2014/04/10/don-lemon-the-graduates-of-the-urban-academy-in-chicago-all-going-to-college/
Two stories about DC area young African-American men getting accepted into ivy league universities!
1)Triplet brothers deciding which school to attend
http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/04/d_c_area_triplets_deciding_between_ivy_league_schools.html
2) This young man was accepted into 5 Ivy League schools
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/25104147/five-ivy-colleges-vie-for-dc-student#axzz30PCISgvc
This story highlights a young man from Oakland, California with a 5.0 GPA & an SAT score of 2100
http://thefiiix.com/2014/04/07/oakland-teenager-akintunde-ahmad-has-5-0-gpa-2100-sat-score-and-on-his-way-to-ivy-league/
This young man was accepted into 8 Ivy League schools
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/education/2014/03/31/teen-accepted-to-all-ivy-league-colleges-universities/7133743/
This story highlights a young man accepted into 7 Ivy League schools
http://globalgrind.com/2014/04/24/north-carolina-teen-patrick-peoples-accepted-7-ivy-league-schools-details/#.U2KJhkd1U0k.facebook