Baltimore BORN was created in response to the realization that there exist a huge number of young men who have the talent and potential to succeed, but they lack the opportunities, resources, and networks to sustain them as they struggle onward through the problems of overburdened families, failing schools, street violence, [...]
Cedric Jefferson, a recent graduate from Morgan State, who had a troubled youth, has endured many challenges in his life. However, he can now claim to be the first of his family to graduate from college and will continue his well earned successes at the FBI.
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A junior at W.E.B. Du Bois high school in Baltimore was awarded a full, four year, $50,000 scholarship at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair to the Florida Institute of Technology. His award-winning research explores using the center of gravity of robots with mechanical arms to prevent their malfunction and maintain their balance. The [...]
Students at Baltimore’s Federal Hill Preparatory School have launched an extensive waste management program, where the students have learned about the trash we accumulate and more environmentally friendly ways to deal with it. The goal is to spread the message of the program from schools to homes, and then to the broader Baltimore community.
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100 Black Men, is a national program comprised of positive, black male mentors. A chapter in Lubbock, Texas, was recently given some high honors. Their slogan is simple: “[kids] can be anything they want to be if they hang around with good company.”
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