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10th & 11th Grade From West Baltimore

Fri Jul 8, 2022
10th grade, a year of achievement for five University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) CURE Scholars from West Baltimore, suddenly crashes in March 2020. Faced with the pandemic upheaval, they rely on personal resilience. With the killing of George Floyd, a national spotlight reveals their fears of police brutality they face daily in their neighborhoods. From their homes in 11th grade , they reveal the meaning of "West Baltimore Strong."The five teens featured in the documentary participate in the UMB CURE Scholars Program, a pipeline mentoring program that began in 2015 providing science enrichment opportunities to middle and high school students from West Baltimore. The scholars were first featured in From West Baltimore, which documented their middle school experiences.Learn more at umaryland.edu/cure-scholars