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BA 2010 All Class Reunion

To the Reunion Committee (Jennifer Costen, Jerita Hall, and John Franklin):

We just wanted to tell you what a great job the three of you did with the reunion. ...and believe me -we have spread the word! I know it is ...because of all of your tirelessly hard work ...it became a great success. We just wanted to tell you based on what we felt and everyone else that we interacted with thought...you guys really did a GREAT JOB.

We are thanking you on behalf of the class of 1969, 1971… Continue

Posted by James Costen, Jr. on October 20, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

WELTANSCHAUUNG: EDUCATION AND WORLDVIEW OF BLACK YOUTH

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AFRICA

The nurturing nature of ancient African communities, as it relates to the development of the young, appears to have been an effective system. This system cultivated the young and franchised them to represent themselves, those preceding them, and those who followed them, yielding a strengthened community of one’s self and… Continue

Posted by James Costen, Jr. on September 9, 2010 at 10:00am

Educating our Young

The negro will only be free when he reaches down to the inner depths of his own being and signs with the pen and ink of assertive manhood his own emancipation proclamation.

---Martin Luther King, Jr.

Over the years, I have experienced and observed various awkward and unfair methods of education in the U.S.A. I’m not blessed or cursed with hypermnesia, but vivid enough are these memories! Today; however, it is great to pen my view on choices as it relates to educating our young.… Continue

Posted by James Costen, Jr. on September 1, 2010 at 4:00pm

Young Black Men

"Growing, for most, in America is effortless, but growing up in America is quite a different exercise. There are so many choices, and being that “do your thing” is the thing to do in America, many take this individualistic theory to bizarre heights. My personal maturation has been more trial and error than a tried and trued process. My friends and I would misbehave in the name of fun, but the fun would come to a screeching halt when getting caught yielded painful consequences. Fortunately, we… Continue

Posted by James Costen, Jr. on August 23, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

WELCOME TO THE BOGGS ACADEMY ALUMNI NETWORK!

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2011 Reunion in San Antonio, Texas!
On behalf of the San Antonio Texas Chapter, we would like to say Thank You for attending our Boggs Academy 25th reunion. We were small but oh so mighty. I think everyone had a great time.
We would like to mention a couple of items that you missed if you didn’t attend. Click here to finish reading this story...

There are more photos and comments on our Facebook Group page.

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BANAA President's Corner
Dear Boggs alumni, family and friends,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Boggs Academy National Alumni Association, I would like to thank you for your support. We owe a debt to our chapters for the long and tireless hours spent in working with us in protecting and preserving the legacy of Boggs Academy across the USA. Read More...

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Announcing Scholarship 2012!
The purpose of this $500 - $1000 scholarship is to provide financial assistance in an effort to maximize higher education learning opportunities for high school graduates and college students who are descendants or relatives of members of the Boggs Academy National Alumni Association. (Awards will not be made to online universities or trade schools) Click here for more information on this scholarship.

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Why join the Boggs Academy National Alumni Association?
An annual gift to the Boggs Academy Alumni Association closes the gap between tuition and the actual cost of providing an education to those less fortunate. Read more...>

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Anyone for blogging?
Please click here to check out our "Dear Old BA" blog page. Current blog is about the perils of "Young Black Men."

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A Historical Note from an Oral History
By Dr. Joseph T. Durham
Boggs Academy, a Presbyterian school founded in 1906 in Keysville, Burke County, Georgia, under the aegis of the Board of Missions for Freedmen, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., was an outstanding college-preparatory academy for African Americans. The school was closed in 1984. In its seventy-eight-year history Boggs Academy grew from meager beginnings to an institution of acknowledged educational excellence, recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, which accredited the school in 1943. Read more...

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