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Tim King

@TimKing

President, Urban Prep Foundation

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Join us in shaping the future of our students like Mr. Steven Clark, the first recipient of the Dr. Mary Pattillo Scholarship. Donate $50 to support Urban Prep's Class of 2024 and receive a 100% Standing on Business T-shirt as our special thank you: urbanprep.org/donate
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Get ready to celebrate success at Urban Prep Academies' 15th Annual College Signing Day! Join us at Daley Plaza 50 W. Washington on April 25th at 12 PM or watch live on our Facebook and Youtube. You're invited! #WeBelieve #UrbanPrep #SigningDay
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Our new publication shows how the disparities intersecting across racial, gender, and socioeconomic lines heavily influence inferior outcomes for Black boys and men. Learn more about our #research and how education stands at the center of it all: bit.ly/4997oQ5 #CBCF
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Shootings, homicides and other reported crimes for the first six months in office by recent #Chicago mayors.
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The new school year for Chicago Public Schools starts two weeks from tomorrow, and administrators at @UrbanPrep are hard at work ensuring that students know they'll be open. WBBM's @newsnance reports: audacy.com/wbbm780/news/loca…
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It's become a cherished tradition at every Urban Prep graduation that never fails to touch hearts and bring smiles. From adorable baby faces👶🏾 to proud senior portraits, this video celebrates the remarkable journey of our graduates. This is what happens when #WeBelieve. 🎓❤️ #100PercentIrreplaceable #FavoriteMoment #Classof2023 #CelebratingSuccess #CherishedMemories
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To conclude Urban Prep’s 14th Annual College Signing Day, Urban Prep students stood tall and proud to tell the city of Chicago what WE BELIEVE! Support our #SaveUP campaign by signing our petition at bit.ly/SaveUPPetition. #UPSigningDay2023 #100PercentIrreplaceable #WeBelieve.
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LET’S GOOOOOO! First career 💣 for @DmJefferson2 #GoIrish☘️
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Attended the funeral today for one of our @ChicagoCred young men who was tragically killed recently. The funeral director came up and introduced himself. He said he has 26 funerals today. Of the 26, 16 are for people less than 25 years old. We are eating our young…
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masculinity is fluid. a vast scale of exploration — Jonathan Majors answered this beautifully.
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This #GivingTuesday, StandUP for Education and support Urban Prep! To donate, please visit urbanprep.org/donate. To read more about how your contribution to our #GivingTuesday Campaign will help Urban Prep students, visit we-b.lv/UrbanPrepGivingTuesd… #StandUPforEducation #WeBelieve
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I never Meta a name change worse than that.
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Great shoutout to the one and only @timking, a Chicago original doing nationally impactful work.
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Tim King (@timking), an #Upstander featured in our Take a Stand Center, developed a network of public college-prep boys’ schools in Chicago, including the nation’s first all-male charter high school, @UrbanPrep Academies. #ChicagoUpstander
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“If I don’t take what I’ve learned and transfer those experiences, I am failing as a human being and an African-American man.” #MondayMotivation
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Tim King (@timking), an #Upstander featured in our Take a Stand Center, developed a network of public college-prep boys’ schools in Chicago, including the nation’s first all-male charter high school, @UrbanPrep Academies. #ChicagoUpstander
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Urban Prep founder @timking writes about the importance of safely reopening schools and the adverse effect ongoing #COVID19 related school closures have on students—especially young Black males. #WeBelieve @chicagotribune @chitribopinions chicagotribune.com/opinion/c…
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TV news need to stop saying George Floyd “died in police custody.” As journalists, we need to say what really happened... he did not have a heart attack or a stroke. Floyd was KILLED in police custody.
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Today I watched the @DwyaneWade doc. Tonight @chancetherapper @common et al represented Chicago at the @NBAAllStar game. I love my city, I believe in my city.
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This is the Twitter content we need now more than ever! This is the Chicago the world needs to see. @andylassner @janemarielynch @richardmarx @AshaRangappa @jaketapper @yashar @MollyJongFast @tonyposnanski @ChazEbert @SarahSpain
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@TimKing12 Dec 2019
That thing that happens when an @UrbanPrep Senior gets into college. #WeBelieve #BrothersKeeper #BlackBoyJoy #100PercentLegacy
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