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Willie Cook, a father and role model committed to his children's education, was frustrated by the lack of men involved in schools.…
In 1988, John J. George founded Motor City Blight Busters, Inc. (MCBB), a nonprofit volunteer organization aimed at revitalizing Detroit's neighborhoods. Since…
On a 1993 ride to Los Angeles, Michael Howard, then teacher at a juvenile hall in Orange County, saw graffiti everywhere. Sensing…
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As a 17-year-old high school student, Amy Achor was selected as one of ten delegates from Waco, Texas, to attend the Presidents'…