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As mentioned in the article, many have roots in Florida, particularly places like Sanford and Belle Glade, as well as other communities near those two places. Some Black migrant workers come from the Caribbean as well.
BTW-Sweden is a town west of Rochester, around the village of Brockport.
I have to give credit to another poster for posting this article about Ithaca's mayor and Earlville native Svante Myrick in another forum: Myrick named by NBCBLK as a 'game changer'
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Scholar Athlete of the Week: Bonke Rugira (Fowler High is on Syracuse's West Side and is known for getting a lot of students with a refugee/immigrant background. It may be the most diverse HS in Upstate NY, but gets quite a few students from lower income neighborhoods and has struggled academically due to these circumstances)
Scholar Athlete: Lynda Brundige | wivb.com (Hutchinson Central Technical High aka Hutch Tech is a Buffalo City magnet HS that consistently has above average graduation rates for Black students and in general(usually mid 80's-low 90's%)
Scholar Athlete of the Week: Bonke Rugira (Fowler High is on Syracuse's West Side and is known for getting a lot of students with a refugee/immigrant background. It may be the most diverse HS in Upstate NY, but gets quite a few students from lower income neighborhoods and has struggled academically due to these circumstances)
Scholar Athlete: Lynda Brundige | wivb.com (Hutchinson Central Technical High aka Hutch Tech is a Buffalo City magnet HS that consistently has above average graduation rates for Black students and in general(usually mid 80's-low 90's%)
So, Upstate NY's Blackest high school had a graduation rate that was 8 percentage points higher than the state graduation rate. Green Tech is all male and had 344 students within this grade 9-12 school, by the way. Green Tech High - Charter School in Albany, NY
So, Upstate NY's Blackest high school had a graduation rate that was 8 percentage points higher than the state graduation rate. Green Tech is all male and had 344 students, by the way.
Another one is Tapestry Charter School, a K-12 school in Buffalo, which according to its 2014-2015 NYSED Report Card, is 51% Black, 5% Multiracial and had a graduation rate of 90%. It has 795 students: 2015 | TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL - Enrollment Data | NYSED Data Site
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