It’s a bit ironic and definitely unfortunate
that in the African-American community (reported) good news is so scarce. With
the main stream media so infrequently reporting about the accomplishments of young,
gifted African Americans-we must take it upon ourselves to be the sounding
board, acknowledging each other’s achievements.
Google's doodle celebrating Dr. Percy Lavon Julian. |
Let's take a
moment and honor Dr. Julian on what would have been his 115th birthday. As we
honor legends of our past, let's also remember to honor legends in the making.
Here are some of the outstanding students who are destined to leave a mark in
history.
For the fifth year in a row 100 percent of the graduating class of Urban
Prep Academy, consisting of all young men of color is college bound. All 240 seniors
are heading to college. According to Urban Prep founder Tim King, these young
men have received acceptance letters from over 185 colleges and universities
and earned over $11,000,000 in scholarships and grants.
At
16, Alex Dunlap is poised to graduate from Broad Ripple Magnet High School a
year early in May. She is one of only 1,000 students in the country to receive
the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. She plans to study Spanish,
French and Chinese in college with a focus in Arabic; after which she plans on
attending law school. Equipped with a stellar education, Dunlap hopes to fight for
the rights of children in foreign countries.
Avery Coffey, 17, has been accepted to Harvard, Yale,
Princeton, Brown, and University of Pennsylvania. With a 4.3 GPA, this high
school senior is poised to graduate from Benjamin Banneker Academic High
School, an institution known for its exceptional track record with college
acceptance rates. The school has had a perfect track record of 100 percent
acceptance for every graduating class since its first in 1984.
Kwasi Enin is a student at William
Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, N.Y. The 17-year-old received acceptance
letters from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the
University of Pennsylvania and Yale. That’s right all 8 Ivy League
institutions! Enin also scored 2250 on his SATs, putting him in the 99th
percentile.
Stephen
R. Stafford II, at the age of 11-years-old was enrolled at Morehouse College. He
is a triple major, studying pre-med, mathematics and computer science. Stafford
is on track to graduate from medical school at age 22. Notably, Stafford was homeschooled! This is how investing in your kids pays off.
Akintunde
Ahmad, who calls himself, ‘a regular street dude from Oakland’s public schools,’
has been accepted to several Ivy League Schools thanks to his 5.0 GPA and 2100
SAT Score. Although some people judge him based on his appearance, (Ahmad keeps
a copy of his grades and SAT scores on his phone as proof), he is deciding
between Brown and Yale. Yale is trying to recruit Ahmad for its baseball team. That’s
right; he’s got brains and athleticism.
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