May 14, 2019

Akil Shaw, 18, literally marches to the beat of his own tune. An accomplished musician, he will graduate from Benjamin E. Mays High School with a music scholarship. His success as a musician will offset the cost of tuition at Alabama A&M University, Bethune-Cookman, Morehouse or FAMU, where he’ll major in electrical engineering. “My end […]

Freshman year was a major turning point in Crystal Walker‘s academic life. As a ninth grader at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA), Crystal remembers how it felt when her name wasn’t recognized for being among the top five students in the class. “All of my friends’ names were called, and I remember […]