Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson honored Black women and girls in education at the “My Sister’s Keeper (MSK) Unconference”
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Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson honored Black women and girls in education at the “My Sister’s Keeper Unconference” at the University of Mount St. Vincent campus on Wednesday, March 27. The MSK Bronx Committee is composed of leaders from all Bronx school districts and focuses on building sisterhood through empowerment, leadership, equity and inclusion, and confidence-building seminars. They honored former New York City Schools Chancellor Dr. Meisha Ross-Porter, New York State Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa, and University of Mt. Saint Vincent President Dr. Susan R. Burns.
“It was such an honor to have the opportunity to welcome more than 1,000 young women to our campus for the My Sister’s Keeper Bronx Unconference,” said Burns.
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