Reflections On A Year At Ron Brown High

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🗓️ 8 November 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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We spent the past three episodes looking at the first year of a high school for black boys in Washington, D.C. Now, we're taking a look back on our reporting. What does it mean for a school like Ron Brown to exist — and what does that say about our society?

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