http://kbia.org en http://kbia.org/post/douglass-high-celebrates-largest-graduating-class-becoming-desegregated <p></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Columbia’s Frederick H. Douglass High School celebrated its largest graduating class since the building reopened as a desegregated high school in the </span>1980s<span style="line-height: 1.5;">. &nbsp;</span></p><p>“This day, we celebrate the triumph and determination and hope of, hear this number, people, 72 graduates,” Douglass principal Eryca Neville announced to a roaring auditorium, packed full of proud family and friends.&nbsp;</p><p> Mon, 20 May 2013 13:10:52 +0000 Harum Helmy 34032 at http://kbia.org Douglass High celebrates largest graduating class since becoming desegregated http://kbia.org/post/preparing-election-even-though-they-cant-vote <p></p><p>What if there was one political convention where all political parties were represented? Well, a group of people not even of voting age did just that in Columbia. Oakland Junior High 9^th graders spent the last two months preparing for a mock political convention representing local, state, and national candidates. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:40:09 +0000 Jessica Reese 23658 at http://kbia.org Preparing for the election, even though they can't vote