It Should Be Easy for Black Teens to Take College Classes

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It Should Be Easy for Black Teens to Take College Classes

By Maya Pottiger | Word In Black (WIB) - A college degree is both increasingly valued and difficult to achieve in the United States. And with the Supreme Court potentially overturning affirmative action later this year, higher education could be even more unattainable for Black and Brown students nationwide. But there is a solution that students can […]

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