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One-hundred youth from the New York Metropolitan area, ages 11 to 18, will be selected to participate in the 10th year of this uniquely designed pre-college black studies program at the Schomburg Center/NYPL. The program begins on Saturday, October 22, 2011 and ends on May 12, 2012 with the annual Youth Summit.
Weekly, the Junior Scholars attend college-style lectures and presentations, engage in dialogue with adult scholars, participate in guided peer group discussions and activities, generate individual research projects and portfolios, and create collaborative media and arts projects that grow from their intensive study. Through this process, it is expected that Junior Scholars will expand their knowledge of who they are as intellectual, social, cultural and artistic beings, embrace their legacy as African-American citizens, and learn of the lands and cultures of their prolific and trailblazing ancestors.
Applications are due by September 1, 2011.
Youth admitted into the program will be notified by October 15, 2011.
