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Aroob Ahmad is a freshman at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She’s a graduate of St. Vincent Academy in Newark, NJ and has taken part in many activities both inside…

Zawar Ahmed is a High School senior with a broad interest in the humanities, sciences, and the visual arts. He is a High Honor Roll student and enjoys challenging himself…

AbdulBasit (Abdul) Ajeigbe is currently a freshman at Pomona College where he is studying Computer Science. At school, I am on the Cross Country, Basketball, and Track and Field teams.…

Ann-Marsha Alexis is a freshman at Wellesley College where she majors in Computer Science and Neurscience. She spent the first six years of her life in Haiti before moving to…

Chase Barnes is a senior at The Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. She plans to study Environmental Science and Business in college. Chase loves to serve her community.…

Zaniah is an alumnus of Bard High School Early College in Newark, NJ. Zaniah earned both her high school diploma and associates degree through Bard High School Early College. Zaniah…

Solcyre Burga is a Peruvian-American who developed her passion for social justice through her attendance at the American Conference on Diversity. Partnering with other young women who share similar interests, Sol…

Martin Chukwu is 20 years old, originally born in Nigeria, but moved when he was 3 years old to America. He is currently enrolled at Rutgers Newark and majors in…

Gianna Cook, is a senior Great Oaks Legacy Charter School in Newark, NJ. She is the middle child of Bishop Gregory Cook and Pastor LaVelle Cook. Gianna has been a…

Filipa Costa is studying at Boston University. She majors in Psychology and has a minor in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies. Filipa plans to open up her own practice in the…

Tymeera Freeman is a student at Rutgers University-Newark, she is currently enrolled in the School of Criminal Justice. She also has minor in social justice and is currently applying to…

Kira Jones is a sophomore at Rutgers University-Newark. She’s a Psychology major and has a minor in Graphic Design. At Rutgers, She’s a member of the Honors Living Learning Community.…

Nana is a senior at North Star Academy in Newark, NJ. She is very invested in church and her church choir. She is also he budget manager for her school’s…

Chris is a senior at Rutgers University-Newark Business School, where he studies Finance and Economics and receives a minor in Social Justice through his scholarship program known as The Honors Living…

A proud graduate of KIPP – Newark Collegiate Academy, and currently a Freshman at Newark’s Essex County College majoring in Business Management, Sa’heed’s future is promising.  To further his education,…

Marisol is a sophomore at Rutgers University. Marisol is a Bard High School Early College graduate; in her time at Bard she obtained her Associates degree from Bard College. This…

At just 16 years old, Azé has already developed deep passions for educational equitability through her endeavors as a student activist. As a representative of the Newark Students’ Union, Azé…