Mohammed, Valencia
Washington Afro-American
03-24-2006
Instead of heading for the beach, Tatiana Anderson used her college spring
break to speak with senators about their continued support for a special
tuition grant designed by Republicans for District students to pursue
higher education.
Anderson attends North Carolina Central University, a "public" historically
Black university located in Durham, N.C. She said this program alone has
saved the minds and lives of hundreds of African-American youth who
otherwise may have fallen victim to the streets.
"I know students from D.C. who believe that going away to college saved
them from a life of crime or from being killed for no apparent reason. I
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