New Political Leadership
Roach, Ronald, Black Issues in Higher Education
New Political Leadership
No one could ever accuse Congressman Chaka Fattah of being timid about taking risks.
This charismatic and affable forty-year-old Philadelphia native has built a career on beating the political odds.
Earlier this year, Fattah introduced legislation entitled the "21st Century Scholars Act of 1997." The legislation, designated H.R. 777, would target kids in areas of 75 percent poverty or greater. The bill would require the federal government to notify sixth graders from designated areas that they are guaranteed four years of the maximum Pell grant award for their postsecondary education. The goal of the program is to motivate low-income …
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Publication information:
Article title: New Political Leadership.
Contributors: Roach, Ronald - Author.
Magazine title: Black Issues in Higher Education.
Volume: 14.
Issue: 16
Publication date: October 2, 1997.
Page number: 22+.
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