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The African American Cultural
Club has awarded its first-ever
scholarship to Saniyah Mykele
Towner, a recent graduate of
Palm Springs High School. This scholarship
recognizes Saniyah's academic achievements
and her unwavering dedication to community
advocacy.
Throughout high school, Saniyah was
dedicated to speaking on behalf of African
American students who were too often
overlooked and unheard. Her fearlessness
took her voice to the highest levels of local
governance, speaking before Palm Springs City
Hall as well as her High School Board meetings.
Her mission was to confront the ongoing systemic discrimination
against the Black students in her school. From a lack of representation
in the school's curriculum, the pervasive use of racial slurs, to the
reality of the school-to-prison pipeline, Saniyah's courage and
clarity brought these difficult topics into the open, demanding
accountability and change on the part of School Board officials.
Saniyah is now attending Texas Southern University, a historically
Black college in Houston, where she is majoring
in Political Science. This major helps her pursue
her passion for economic justice and social
reforms. As Saniyah says, "Higher education is
more than just a personal goal; it is a powerful
tool for change."
The AACC believes in the power of education
and sees its scholarship program as a way to
invest directly in the future of its college-bound
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The
AACC is committed to making these awards for
generations to come.
AACC Event(s):
Jazz Under the Stars will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 11. This free event is exclusively for Four Seasons residents.
Save the date! This year's Holiday Party is Saturday, Dec. 13. We
will be announcing ticket sales sometime this month, so be on the
lookout!
The next monthly meeting is on Monday, Oct. 6 at 6 pm in The
Lodge Game Room. For more information, contact Club President,
Jocelyn Doucette at cjs1speed@gmail.com. ~ Regina omas
African American
Cultural Club
elma Towner, an AACC Board
Member, is pictured here with her
granddaughter, Saniyah Towner,
marking a historic moment as Saniyah
became the rst recipient of the AACC
Scholarship Award.
