“I don’t see why they wouldn’t be in the [MVP] conversation, but hey, it is what it is. We’re just trying to prove people wrong and get better. That’s it.”
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Before Kenny Blakeney and Mike Brey became Division I basketball coaches, they graduated from the same high school, DeMatha Catholic in Maryland. Brey used to run the JV squad at this hoops powerhouse, and he also taught American history for six classes a day. When Blakeney got in touch last offseason to pitch an idea, he knew Brey would understand its purpose, potential, and merit beyond the court.
The idea was this: On Jan. 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Brey s Notre Dame Fighting Irish would visit Howard University in D.C. to squeeze a nationally televised, non-conference road game into the thick of their ACC schedule. Blakeney is Howard s head coach and a D.C. native. If pandemic protocols allowed, he envisioned his opponents touring the King memorial, the site of King s I Have a Dream speech, and the
Ford Donates $250K to DAPCEP for Future Forward Program
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Ford Motor Company demonstrates its commitment to introducing students to STEM with a new $250,000 donation to the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program. The donation to DAPCEP will lead to the creation of a Future Forward program, which will help put 80 underrepresented students on a path to careers in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
The Future Forward program established by the donation will engage Detroit students in 11th and 12th grade. Students will have the chance to take part in courses, receive mentoring, and even take advantage of 10 open internship opportunities. The program also includes a pre-year-1 college program where students will continue to learn from DAPCEP and Ford mentors.
DEARBORN, Mich. (PRWEB) February 23, 2021 Too often, underrepresented students simply don’t receive the resources, guidance and level of support needed to
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