JUNIOR SCHOLARS PROGRAM
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Junior Scholars Program is made possible through the generous support of The David Rockefeller Fund, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council Member Inez Dickens, the New York City Council, NYS Assembly Member Keith Wright, NYS Senator Bill Perkins and the New York State Legislature.
A special thank you to the 2020 Schomburg Junior Scholars and families who are the reason this program exists. Thank you for your brilliance, resiliency, commitment, and support.
Program Director: Kadiatou Tubman
Junior Scholar Program Facilitators:
Catherine Feliz
M. Scott Johnson
Subha Ahmed
Sharee Hereford
Marcus Del Valle
Kimberley Curtis
Kanene Ayo Holder
SPECIAL THANKS
Schomburg Center Director: Kevin Young
Associate Director of Education: Brian Jones
Dance Instructor: Rachel Morrison
Communications Manager: Lisa Herndorn
Director of Collections and Information Services: Mary Yearwood
Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division: Cheryl Beredo, Bridgett Pride, Barrye Brown and Lauren Starks
Photographs and Prints Division: Michael Mery and Antony Toussaint
Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division: Maira Liriano and Rhonda Evans
Moving Image, Recorded Sound Division: Shola Lynch and Andrea Battleground
Schomburg Facilities & Security: Queennasira Sekou, Courtney Addison
Countee Cullen Library: Nicole Nelson
Schomburg Society and Volunteer Services: Ruchelle Perry and Carey Byrd
Schomburg Shop: Rio Cortez and Virginia Mixon
Park Boulevard Productions: Kris Bergbom and Brandon Sears
Hemamset Angaza
FRIENDS OF THE PROGRAM
Dr. Monique Morris, Grantmakers for Girls of Color
Dr. Kinitra L. Brooks, Michigan State University
Will Power
Tochi Onyebuchi
Bob Gore
Megan R. Williams
Dedication
The Junior Scholars Program is dedicating this project to friends, family, and loved ones who have touched our hearts and changed our lives.
Anna Toure
Carmen Pilar Quiñones*
Dr. Heather Davis
Sarah Ann Anderson
Candace Lane
*no longer with us