Du Bois Scholars chosen among Georgia high schoolers
The W.E.B. Du Bois Society, an Atlanta-based organization that addresses cultural attitudes, behaviors and influences that impact the academic ambitions of African-American youth, has named its inaugural class of Du Bois Scholars.
The 2011 group of Du Bois Scholars includes: Camara Carter of Sandy Springs High School; Danielle Daley of The Westminster School; Julia Davis of Carver Health Sciences & Research High School; Camera Elliott of Pike County High School; Asha Harris of Parkview High School; and Kevin Smith of Redan High School.
About the Author
Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
