Need to Know Rochester: Black Males at Risk

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Length: 27:10

To be black and male in America carries with it a certain baggage. Two out of three black male students in Rochester are failing to graduate. "Need to Know Rochester" profiles three young African American male high School students who might not make it to graduation. Read the full description.

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Black_males_jpeg_small To be black and male in America carries with it a certain baggage. Two out of three black male students in Rochester are failing to graduate. "Need to Know Rochester" profiles three young African American male high School students who might not make it to graduation.

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