by Staff
Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) marked President’s Day by honoring five high school seniors who will receive $1,000 to help pay for their first-year college book s.
The seniors were the winners of the first annual Black History Month Book Awards created by YNHHS’ Office of Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging.
Yale New Haven Health’s (YNHHS) Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging has announced the inaugural Black History Month Book Award recipients.
This award is bestowed upon Connecticut high school seniors who demonstrate a commitment to higher education, with those honored receiving a one-time $1,000 award to support their first-year book expenses. The Black History Book Award is available to students in communities across Connecticut and neighboring regions where Yale New Haven Health provides services.
Those honored with the inaugural YNHHS Black History Award Book award are:
• G. Brown Gervi, Central High School, Bridgeport. Presenting essay on Bayard Rustin
• Kaeleigh Graham-Purdy, Greenwich High School, Greenwich. Presenting essay on Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb
• Janiya Greene, Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven. Presenting essay on Shirley Chisholm
• Raymond Lomax, Jr. Nonewaug High School, Woodbury. Son of Darcey Cobbs-Lomax, Executive Director, Health Equity & Community Impact. Presenting essay on Jackie Robinson
• Elissa Matthews, Hopkins School, New Haven. Presenting essay on William Grimes