07/04/2019

2 sets of twin black girls are CPS valedictorians this year — a ‘powerful example’

Naomi and Nannette Beckley

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on Naomi and Nannette Beckley, twin valedictorians from the South Side's Gwendolyn Books College Prep. They are headed to Yale and Princeton on a full scholarship from the Gates Foundation in the fall. Both young women took part in the Office of Civic Engagement's high school preparation programs -- Naomi in the Collegiate Scholars Program, and Nannette in the Office of Special Program-College Prep's STEM initiative.

Tap the link below for the Chicago Sun-Times' full coverage of the issue.

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