The winner of this year’s Martin Luther King Scholarship read his winning essay to the Danville City Council on Tuesday. DHS Senior Davari Boyd said that Black children are disproportionately labeled as having learning problems. He was one of those kids; but with the support of his mother and himself, he was able to succeed.
Boyd has been accepted at Eastern Illinois University and Indiana State University. He hopes to get a degree in Criminology and become a Danville police officer. Police Chief Christopher Yates said he is already working to support Boyd.
