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Racial justice alliance awards 13 scholarships to Sussex grads

June 11, 2020

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is awarding $500 scholarships to 13 Sussex County 2020 high school graduates.

Awards are based on demonstrated concern for furthering racial understanding and justice, as well as on citizenship and service in the school community.

Recipients of the Charlotte King Scholarship are Madeline Betts, Dania Cannon, Taylor Dade, Lola Messick and Francisco Narvaes, Cape Henlopen; Marley Fishburn, Seaford; Xavier Hayes and Rimmon Shoukat, Woodbridge; Lauren Holladay, Laurel; Danielle Morelli, Delmar; Bethany Pasmore and Madison Vogel, Sussex Tech; and Alexander Reyes, Sussex Academy.

“The purpose of our scholarship program is to lend support to students who understand that racial justice requires a commitment to community involvement and action,” said Gwendolyn Miller, who chairs the alliance’s education committee. Each of the applicants submitted either an essay or a work of art on the theme A Just World. The winning applications included essays, paintings, poetry and photography.

The Charlotte King Scholarship program depends entirely on individual contributions. Since inception of the program in 2019, the number of applications from students attending Sussex County high schools has doubled.

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is a nonpartisan organization educating, informing and advocating for racial justice, equality and fair opportunity. The organization’s vision is to end racism and its corrosive consequences. For more information about the scholarship program and other SDARJ activities, go to www.sdarj.org.

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