BTW’s class of 2020 gifted with laptops, coding lessons from Women’s Foundation
Martha Jackson (second from right) hands Booker T. Washington High School senior Mardreal Holmes a laptop on Wednesday, July 1. Ninety-three seniors at the school, who didn’t have a graduation or a prom, were given free refurbished laptops, new backpacks and a $100 Visa gift card from the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis and their partners. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis is working to reduce poverty in the 38126 ZIP code, one of the poorest in the city. Booker T. Washington High School is at the center of the initiative.
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Linda A. Moore
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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