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Authors Josh Bovill and Rodrekous Hunter Take an Unprecedented Approach to Decreasing the Black Student Literacy Gap
Coastal Carolina Graduates to launch their first book, hip-hop album and non-profit organization aimed at decreasing the literacy gap for black students.
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ROCK HILL, S.C., Dec. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Write Way Foundation s founders Josh Bovill and Rodrekous Hunter both grew up as low-income, inner-city kids. They often struggled to find their place in a school system they felt did not understand them, their culture, or the way they learned. They both used the power of writing and their imagination to escape the reality of their environment at home and school. After meeting in college, they founded Coastal Carolina University s first-ever PEACE (Performers Emerging Above Circumstances to Excel) Club to help other students gain a platform and a voice to express themselves. The organization went on to win mult