Feature Story by Sonja Montiel: 'Onward'

“Young man…” Angel felt a tapping on his shoulder as he was trying to navigate the foot traffic of over 4,000 high schoolers trying to get to their classes. Every morning, Angel had the same routine - wait in line, pass the metal detectors, and fight the crowds to be on time for first period. He looked over. It wasn’t his assigned school counselor but he recognized the person. Another school counselor. Interesting. “Have you ever thought about going to college?” The term college wasn’t something that Angel resonated with, although it was a familiar concept because he grew up watching The Cosby Show. Instantly he thought, only those kids of color attend college. Not me. And there it happened. The first pebble to be dropped that would create the change agent who would nurture its ripple effect... This feature story is found in 'The Waves Edition' of AwareNow Magazine (www.awarenowmagazine.com).   Written & Narrated by: Sonja Montiel Music by: Sol Rising Produced by: Awareness Ties