One city, two success stories

Yaquelin Valencia is a 21 year-old Richmond resident and undocumented DREAMer --  and a recent recipient of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).  She looks for examples in her city of youth starting out with the hard life of Richmond kids, and going on to succeed with a college degree and career.  "Growing up, I rarely heard success stories of young people [from Richmond] who graduated high school and went off to college. I recently got to know one such success story, however – that of a young African American brother...Ryan Coogler, director of the film, "Fruitvale Station."  Read more on Richmond Pulse.Ryan-Coogler-accepts-grand-jury-prize-Sundance-Film-Festival-012613-by-Danny-Moloshok-Invision

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