[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_gallery type="image_grid" images="18364,18367,18365,18363,18362,18361,18360,18321,18368,18369,18359,18372,18373,18374,18371,18370" img_size="300x300" column_number="4" grayscale="no" images_space="gallery_with_space"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] How One Millennial's Zip Code Dictated His Destiny By: Karim Abouelnaga Oluwatoyin Ayanfodun was born and raised in East New York, Brooklyn, which is considered the murder capital of Brooklyn, alongside Brownsville. In 2011, East New York’s 75th Police Precinct reported the highest murder rate in...
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Oumou Koita, 15 Rising High School Freshman Oumou, an over-age student from Guinea, West Africa, has lived in Brooklyn since she migrated to the United States at age 9. Being placed two grades behind after she arrived to the States, Oumou has struggled with her Reading and...
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“I’m Austin, and I’m seventeen–“ “Eighteen,” Johnathan interjects. “He’s eighteen.” “Man, he’s right,” Austin says, starting to laugh. “I AM eighteen.” Austin and his two friends Johnathan and Jasmine, both 17, are the kind of tight where you remember that your friend had a birthday, even if they...
Oluwatoyin Ayanfodun Location: New York, NY Job: Executive Director, Tomorrow’s Leaders NYC Education: B.A. in Elementary Education, Temple University Twitter: @leadersnyc What inspired your path into education? I am Nigerian, but was born and raised in East New York, Brooklyn. I’ve been inspired by education since my senior year in high...
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Executive Director was among several entrepreneurs of color from around the country who have positively impacted the lives of young males. Click the link to read the full story http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-male-achievement-n404761 ...