Institute History
Description
For Ahkeem follows Daje Shelton, a 17yearold Black girl from North St. Louis, as she strives to graduate from the nation’s only courtsupervised public high school. Daje fights for her future as close friends are killed, her sixteenyearold boyfriend is pulled into the prison system, and nearby Ferguson erupts after the police shooting of Michael Brown. Through Daje’s intimate firstperson account, For Ahkeem explores the complex web between juvenile justice, education, and race in America today.
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