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A Counter-Narrative on Black Male Students: At Central High School’s Black History Month Celebration, the Central and Centennial High School African-American Clubs released a joint video countering the negative images of young African-American males in the media. The students affirmed the following in a video highlighting the successes of young black males within the District: • We are not gangsters and thugs. • We are employees and volunteers. • We are scholars. • We are athletes. “The nega