Harlem to Antarctica for Science, and Pupils

On March 28, 2008 by narmer
Photo: NYTimes.com

Stephen F. Pekar, a geology professor from Queens College, was selling Shakira Brown, a 29-year-old Harlem middle school science teacher, on his expedition.

Her response: I’m in.

Dr. Pekar had found just the person for his Antarctica team: a talented, intrepid African-American teacher to be a role model for minority science students.

Read the whole story: New York Times.

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