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Black excellence: The Academy celebrates 35 years of uplifting African American students

By: Alexandra Olsen|May 22, 2024
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    • The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success inspires students in elementary, middle and high school to reach for their academic goals. CREDIT THE ACADEMY SPS

    The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success inspires students in elementary, middle and high school to reach for their academic goals. CREDIT THE ACADEMY SPS

    When Ruth White founded The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success, she didn’t think it would see its 35th anniversary.

    This sentiment is not from lack of faith in her nonprofit organization, which helps African American students achieve academic success and connect with their cultural roots, but from the hope that one day its programs wouldn’t be necessary.

    “I knew that the program was…

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