Learn more about Dr. Billy Joe Evans, American Graduate Champion.

Learn more about Cheryl Valentine, American Graduate Champion.

Learn more about Carol Hofgartner, American Graduate Champion.

Our February 2016 American Graduate Champions, Shari Wilcox and Aiden Weeks, were recently honored with the titles of Big Sister and Big Brother of the Year by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County.

Meet Rico Razo, Detroit Public Television's American Graduate Champion!

Congratulations to the Clark Park Coalition, our American Graduate Champion for September.

Our Michigan American Graduate for the month of May is La June Montgomery Tabron.

An inspiring new documentary 180 Days: Hartsville takes a fresh look at the nation’s poverty and education challenges from a rural South Carolina town triumphing in the face of extraordinary challenges.

A locally produced story about overcoming the challenges that teens face with high school graduation will be airing on American Graduate Day.

American Graduate Day returns for its third year on September 27, 2014 11am - 6pm ET. This live national, multi-platform broadcast event focuses on the individuals and organizations working in communities across the country to keep students on the path to graduation.

American Black Journal sat down with Detroit Public School's superintendent Dr. John Telford, school board president Lamar Lemons and emergency financial manager Roy Roberts to talk about DPS's rising graduation rates, enrollment and the quality of the education and safety of students.

FRONTLINE'S Poor Kids is an intimate portrait of the economic crisis as it's rarely seen - through the eyes of children.

Dan Varner, Chief Executive Officer of Excellent Schools Detroit, speaks to the action their organization is taking to ensure each student has access to an excellent school by 2020.

Ken Coleman, a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit, discusses the big impact just a small amount of time has on youth.