“And five, six, seven, eight!” Warming up to the tunes of Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You,” and James Brown’s “Super Bad” with stretches and steps, a room full of Gary students gathered in the student of Indiana University Northwest to boogie down with a few of Harlem’s best dancers. The Dance Theatre of Harlem, a […]
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
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John Boyd Returns to Gary to Lead New Era at Bowman Academy
In a city searching for sparks of hope, John Boyd is back where it all began. The championship-winning coach has returned to Gary, not just to lead a team, but to reignite the pride of a community that shaped him. On the court at Bowman Academy, John Boyd patrols the sidelines, his voice cutting through […]
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Charter Revocation Leaves Thea Bowman Leadership Academy’s Fate in Limbo
Aisha Vinson’s ninth-grade daughter has only ever attended Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, a K-12 school in Gary. The experience there hasn’t been perfect. But Vinson said the school’s staff knows her daughter well. Vinson, who has a disability that affects her mobility, also likes that the school is nearby and easy for her to get […]