Society Press Releases
W.E.B. Du Bois Society President Etienne R. Le Grand Wins 2012 Ida M. Johnston Award
Posted on December 18, 2012
Boston University to Honor Atlanta Native For Contributions to the Field of Education {more}
Closing the Achievement Gap in Atlanta--Blog Talk Radio
Posted on June 30, 2011
Etienne LeGrand, the co-founder of the W.E.B. Du Bois Society, joins the show to discuss the inspiration and sweat equity in closing the achievement gap in Atlanta. {more}
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed gets “Up Close & Personal” at Du Bois Society Annual Luncheon
Posted on May 13, 2010
Hundreds of Atlanta leaders and professionals will gathered for a rare, “up close and personal” conversation with Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed. The conversation was the highlight of the W.E.B. Du Bois Society’s “The Art of It” luncheon, which engaged local and national African-American leaders every year for firsthand conversations with Atlanta audiences. {more}
Atlanta teens win top prizes in W.E.B. Du Bois Society / Kaplan Prep iRISE Essay Competition
Posted on May 10, 2010
Dozens of Atlanta high school and middle school students submitted essays for the W.E.B. Du Bois Society's "iRise Essay Competition and Writing Workshop"—for which they detailed a personal experience rising above a challenging circumstance or obstacle. {more}
W.E.B. Du Bois Society selects new class of metro Atlanta students into its signature scholars program
Posted on April 10, 2010
As the W.E.B. Du Bois Society enters its sixth year of engaging black students to transform perceptions of academic excellence, the organization announces the selection of its new class of Du Bois Scholars. Thirty-two metro Atlanta students, representing 12 public and private high schools, will participate in this year's class of the W.E.B. Du Bois Society's signature program, The WEB. {more}
Who Says Students "CHECK OUT" in the Winter Season?
Posted on February 20, 2010
Black HS students perform educational theater at Woodruff Arts Center to prep eighth graders for academic success in high school THIS SATURDAY. Actress/Dancer Jasmine Guy and Playwright/Actor Barry Stewart Mann worked with teens on hip, innovative performances that share practical lessons for black students. More than 70 black high school students will deliver hip educational theater performances for hundreds of middle school students at the Woodruff Arts Center this Saturday. The performances are based on scripts they wrote with the help of Mr. Mann and rehearsed under the direction of Ms. Guy. {more}
Black High School Graduates Celebrated at Ceremony Featuring Essence Editor Angela Burt-Murray
Posted on April 25, 2009
Atlanta-based W.E.B. Du Bois Society is concluding its fifth year of engaging successful, high-achieving black high school students in The WEB--a program focused on profiling and rewarding academic excellence, while confronting the stigma among many black students that being smart is "uncool." Essence magazine editor-in-chief Angela-Burt Murray will join the W.E.B. Du Bois Society in promoting academic excellence among African American students at the organization's Fifth Annual "Celebration of Excellence" Graduation Program. {more}