Tchakamau Mahakoe is still not settled on which of the US universities she will attend. (OBSERVER FILE PHOTO) TCHAKAMAU, the ambitious and brilliant schoolgirl the Jamaica Observer featured two years ago along with her brother for their academic achievements, has been accepted into 11 American universities, nine of which have offered her scholarships. Her mother… Continue reading Jamaican Teen Offered 9 Scholarships by US Universities
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Why the All-Ivy League Story Stirs Up Tensions Between African Immigrants and Black Americans
ABC The story of the first-generation Ghanian-American student accepted by all eight Ivy league schools is wonderful, but it also stirs up the tension between black Americans and recent African immigrants — especially when you describe him as “not a typical African-American kid.” That’s been the reaction to USA Today‘s profile on Kwasi Enin, a Long… Continue reading Why the All-Ivy League Story Stirs Up Tensions Between African Immigrants and Black Americans