Source: The New Orleans Advocate — New Orleans, Louisiana
At 4 p.m. on a Monday, 22 kids, ages 4 to 13, gather in the All Souls Episcopal Church and Community Center in the Lower 9th Ward.
“I pledge to give my best at all times. I pledge to be great. I am beautiful and smart. I am a leader. I love my city, and I love All Souls. We are one family. Thank you, God, for my family and supporters,” and here they all pause for a moment before calling out enthusiastically, “because I am going to college!” […]
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