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2023 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship Recipients
The New York Urban League is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship. Awardees were selected based on excellent character and proven leadership ability, with a demonstrated commitment to community service and extra-curricular activities.
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List of 2023 scholarship recipients, high school they graduated from and colleges they will be attending
Akithma Moraes
Curtis High School
Pace University
Amirah Thomas
Friends Seminary
Howard University
Amy Lilman
University Heights High School
Macaulay Honors- City College of New York
Ashley Petgrave
Francis Lewis High School
Queens College
Azalia James
High School for Health Professions and Human Services
New York University
Cyrus Castellanos
Brooklyn Technical High School
Carnegie Mellon University
David Carbajal
Xavier High School
Fordham University
Eian Otero
University Heights High School
University of Albany
Fatmata Barrie
HCZ Promise Academy II High School
Hunter College
Gillian Fable
Benjamin Banneker Academy
SUNY Canton
Felicia Facey
Bard High School Early College Queens
John Jay College
Icema Castle
Marymount School of New York
Cornell University
Jordan Gay
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Howard University
Kai Blue
Professional Performing Arts High School
Morehouse College
Natalie Henry
High School of Fashion Industries
University of Pennsylvania
Nathan Atherley
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School
Columbia University
Nefertari Collins
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
Howard University
Princess Ugo Nkele
Bronxdale High School
New York University
Rihana Schulters
Brooklyn College Academy
Delaware State University
Samuel Emmanuel Nuamah
Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)
University of Rochester
Solomon Fields-Jackson
Bayside High School
University of Pennsylvania- Wharton School of Business
Victoria Lopez
Central Park East High School
City College of New York
Yaa Bempong
Democracy Prep Harlem High School
Boston College
Yna Owusu
Fordham Leadership Academy
Yale University
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