Jackson State University Student Government Association president and Prentiss, Miss. native Brian Wilks will graduate in May 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Wilks is greatly admired in his hometown. But few outside of Prentiss know the obstacles Wilks overcame just to finish High School on time. By his senior year, Wilks had failed to pass state exit exams six times. This is his story.
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Spencer McClenty