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High Achievers

This weekend, I had the priviledge to help honor the following graduates:
Tony J. Gatewood, BA in Sociology, University of Iowa
Jemel P. Aguilar, PhD in Social Work, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Both are the first in the histories of their families to obtain these degrees. Tony's from the Southside of Chicago and Jemel is from the Bronx. It's very satisfying, every now and then, to see the system work the way it should.

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Or, I should say, to at least see a couple of guys beat the system...

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