Here in the United States only those with money get to accomplish their dreams. Some who some do not have money to accomplish them with scholarships or financial aid. Some colleges or institutes they don't want undocumented immigrants in schools, but they can't say no to anyone...

Cutthroat academics: that's what Oak Ridge's success as a college prep high school is based on. No student can argue convincingly that the competition here is "friendly" or even 'healthy." The school's reputation as a topnotch institution full of highly intelligent scholars is due not to t...

Jamaicans have a long history of immigration to the United States, especially since the end of World War Two. Most immigrant from Jamaica settled in New York, and in Queens particularly. When Jenny and her family arrived in New York, they were greeted by a flourishing Jamaican community with deep ro...

In her book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Maya Angelou describes one sunny afternoon when a couple from Little Rock visited her family's small store operated by her Uncle Willy who is physically disabled. Angelou was startled to realize that for the only time in her life she was witnessing he...