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RBMF Names 2006 Scholarship Recipient
The RBMF is proud to announce Roger Fleming as the inaugural recipient of the $1500 Rashawn Brazell Memorial Scholarship. A Queens, New York native, Roger is currently a freshman at Buffalo State College where he is pursuing interests in psychology and English literature.
While attaining his GED, Roger served as Vice President of the Future Giants Program, a life preparation organization dedicated to educating, encouraging and empowering New York’s at-risk youth. During his tenure, Roger was proud to assist in planning protests against businesses with discriminatory policies against people of color and the LGBT community. In addition, he co-founded the organization’s “Next Generation” initiative, which prepared his peers (ages 11 – 21) to serve as advocates for tolerance and sexual health.
In his application essay, Roger shared that he was committed to continuing his organizing on campus while also mentoring the young men and women of Future Giants whenever possible. Having been deeply inspired by Rashawn’s story, Roger is elated to receive the scholarship and hopes that his work in the community follows in Brazell’s legacy of selfless service.
“This scholarship will allow me to become more active on campus and join other organizations and help to continue the struggle towards racial, ethnic and sexual equality and rights,” Fleming says.
As we celebrate awarding Roger Fleming the 2006 Rashawn Brazell Memorial Scholarship recipient, we are excited to start search for our 2007 recipient. Contact us today to assist in our recruiting efforts. Your assistance will help a new wave of New York City high school students pay tribute to Rashawn while thinking critically about the impact of intolerance and violence on their communities.
Posted by RBMF on September 5, 2006 11:20 PM | Permalink
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