14 yr old Dominick Allen has a shot at space!
by: Doc Swagg
The contributors in the YBW network love seeing African American youth excel and achieve. The more our children pursue higher education, and exhibit diligent effort to obtain success is very inspiring for us, our elders, the African American community, and the youth behind them.
I ran across an article in the Greenpoint Gazette yesterday evening. Junior High School 126 in Brooklyn, New York received some EXCELLENT news. 8 students from the school were selected to participate in this years space camp.
Dominick Allen, 14 yrs old, is an African American student that was selected as one of the 8 to participate in the space program. This is an international program involving 5 countries: USA, Turkey, Israel, Poland, and Bulgaria. The students have Skype pals in the participating countries that they communicate with and coordinate plans and share ideas. They’re also learning how to manipulate everyday items with microgravity, and applying concepts of physics to them.
This is truly awesome. They will eventually go to Turkey and participate in space shuttle simulations, and other activities. The program in JHS 126 is being supported by their local Greenpoint Lions Club.
This is the first time the school has qualified for the program. They are raising money for the students trip to Turkey. The school is accepting donations to help. I feel this is a good cause, and we can help make sure young Dominick Allen can reach higher heights (no pun intended). Don’t forget the other 7 students need support also, but we recognize how young black males are at risk in today’s society, so we really should seal this deal as a good faith effort for Dominick.
The original article is here with all the info for donations and school/program contacts:
Let’s uplift this young African American male during black history month, and give him a chance to enrich our legacy…Peace
