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Malcolm X Academy  

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  • The Malcolm X Academy in Detroit, Michigan, which admitted its first students in September 1991, was established in response to problems relating to the education of African American males in Detroit. Some of those problems included the high dropout, suspension, and expulsion rates and numerous acts of violence among African American males. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Education; Malcolm X Academy (Detroit, Michigan)]

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