African American honor roll student says when teachers set the bar high, ‘you gotta go get it'
The series has received support from the Fund for Journalism on Child Well-Being, a program of USC's Center for Health Journalism.
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This is part of an ongoing series “Learning while black: The fight for equity in San Francisco schools.”
San Francisco Unified School District’s African American educators have been honoring the achievements of black students who earn a 3.0 grade point average or above for a quarter of a century. This year’s emcees say the event celebrates an often-ignored narrative of excellence.
The annual African American honor roll event has taken many forms — a parade, a break from the school day with a box lunch. But for years now, it’s been held in the cavernous St. Mary’s Cathedral, where 1,500 students were honored last month.
This year’s emcees, San Francisco Unified high school seniors Kamiah Brown and Benjamin Bennett, reflect on their inspiration, struggles, goals and the importance of an event that celebrates black culture and achievement.
The honor roll event is organized and presented by the San Francisco Alliance of Black School Educators. Those singers you hear are students with the nonprofit Project Level.
[This story was originally published by KALW.]