african american college students

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First semester

James "JD" Dawson arrives at University of Atlanta hoping for a fresh start and a chance to make something of himself, but when he starts partying more than studying, his habits soon endanger his future at the college, until, with the help of a beautiful tutor, JD realizes it is time to grow up.
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A hope in the unseen

an American odyssey from the inner city to the Ivy League
Follows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.

A hope in the unseen

an American odyssey from the inner city to the Ivy League
Follows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.
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African American fraternities and sororities

the legacy and the vision
Examines the histories of the nine African-American fraternities and sororities that comprise the National Pan-Hellenic Council, describing organizations that came before them, the social and political functions the groups perform, their connections to the civil rights movement, and their importance in African-American and American history.
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The silence of our friends

In 1960s Texas, the racial boundaries are crossed when a black family from the poorest section of Houston and a white family from a racist neighborhood join forces to win the freedom of five black college students who have been unjustly accused of murdering a policeman.
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Promise kept

Perry Skky Jr. struggles to stay true to his faith as he deals with the stress of playing college football, his girlfriend's demands, his friend's accident, and his grandmother's failing health.

Dirty south

Kenya Posey is loving college life, while her best friend Lark struggles to fit into the new environment and deal with her jealousy over Kenya's popularity, but when Kenya's brother Eric shows up, both the girls find more drama than they ever wanted to see at college.

Prayed up

Perry Skky, Jr., a freshman at Georgia Tech and star college football player, feels pressures from family, friends, school, and his girlfriend, and starts to lose sight of what God expects, possibly endangering his football career and his close relationships, but eventually starts to learn some lessons about staying faithful to God.

Next semester

James "JD" Dawson struggles to make the right choices during the second semester of his freshman year at the University of Atlanta, but when his academic future depends on a class assignment to help Kat get elected student-body president, JD will have to determine who he can trust.

(H)afrocentric

2017
Presents humorous, satirical "afrocentric" comics that tackle social justice issues including racism, patriarchy, police violence, gentrification, and housing.
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