African American Youth and Ragamuffin President Get Keys to the City

Ragamuffin Clothing's charity, Berkeley Scholars visited Cambridge and Boston, MA last week to "be the change" they wish to see. There is an academic epidemic in America, where fewer than 15% of African Americans are attending four year Universities and the dropout rate among black students is near 40%. The Berkeley Scholars program is comprised of 20 African American 9th grade youth who are taking a stance against underachievement. These scholars boast a 3.43 overall GPA with over half of its members earning above a 3.5 grade point average.

The Berkeley Scholars were awarded the Keys to the City of Cambridge, MA along with the president of Ragamuffin Clothing (Leandrew Robinson). During a week long trip to New England the scholars visited several Universities (MIT, Harvard University etc.), took the Black Heritage tour and met the first African American State Supreme Court Judge - Honorable Judge Ireland.

This trip was made possible partly because of Ragamuffin's customers - as you know a portion of your proceeds goes toward supporting the Berkeley Scholars program. Thank you for helping to support such a noble endeavor... BE BOLD.

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