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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 21, 2012
Walter Dean Myers says that equality of opportunity is meaningless if black kids aren't literate.
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by Lolly Bowean onDecember 15, 2008
For all the hurdles we've crossed, basic literacy remains a challenge in many black communities.
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