Kesi Augustine is currently a sophomore at Williams College and lives in Williamstown, MA and Queens, NY. Her work has been various publications like the New York City Poetry in Motion Series, anthologies like Growing Up Girl and Stories of Strength, and, most recently, she was awarded an honorable mention for her novel through Scholastic's Art & Writing national contest. At Williams, she writes for the arts section of the college's newspaper, The Williams Record. She plans on majoring in English.

Blog Entries by Kesi Augustine

Obama's Dream: A Model NYC High School

Posted July 28, 2009 | 10:05 AM (EST)


When I heard President Barack Obama mention my Manhattan high school, Bard High School Early College, in his speech to the NAACP last week, I was paralyzed with surprise. I was not alone. After the speech, members of my graduating class posted a surge of status updates on Facebook. Phrases...

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