At Oracle Park in San Francisco Tuesday night, there was a special induction ceremony in the name of Giants legend Willie Mays. But the stars who took center stage were not athletes, but Black high-school students who have displayed the ability to overcome challenges.
legend Willie Mays. But the stars who took center stage were not athletes, but Black high school students who have displayed the ability to overcome challenges.
Each of the five students named "Willie Mays Scholars" will receive a scholarship of up to $20,000 upon graduation from high school. He said he aspires an oncologist and that his grandmother's battle with breast cancer inspired him. The 17-year-old said growing up in the Bayview raised by a single mother, he saw the health problems brought on by poverty that the black community often faces with little or no resources. The co-chair of the foundation said the program is designed to help make the college aspirations of black youth in San Francisco come true.
Willie Mays was not able to participate in the ceremony but event organizers said his spirit is seen through the scholars who are being inducted into the scholarship program in his name. "As they climb, they pull along their brothers and sisters, siblings and other people in the community watching them," said Porter.
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