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Jenel Few

Jenel Few is Higher Education Reporter for the Savannah Morning News. Contact her at [email protected]

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The Black Male Education Debacle

By Jenel Few

This article was first published in the April 9 issue of the Savannah Morning News. Eighth-graders Ishmere McKinney and Malcolm Tariq are among hundreds of young black males who crowd the hallways on their way to class at Savannah’s DeRenne Middle School. Ishmere, a husky 14-year-old who was held back last year, files into a…

This article was first published in the April 9 issue of the Savannah Morning News. Eighth-graders Ishmere McKinney and Malcolm Tariq are among hundreds of young…

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