Shanita Jackson, 2015 graduate of Henderson County Early College, inspired participants at Summer Institute with her story of overcoming challenges and succeeding with support from her mother and her school community.
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Student Voices: From Homelessness to Princeton
Caldwell Early College High School graduate Amelia Hawkins shares her incredible story -- one that involves moving from homelessness during high school to full scholarship at Princeton -- at the 2012 …
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WUNC | Youth Radio: ‘This Cloth On Our Heads Doesn’t Stop Us.’ Choosing To Wear The Hijab
This summer, WUNC hired seven teenagers as part of its Youth Reporting Institute. One of them wears the hijab. She said that decision inspires many questions from strangers. Soraya Asfari explores why…
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