Since 1987, the San Diego chapter of The Links Inc. – an international, historically African-American women’s group dedicated to improving conditions for blacks through community outreach – have given Achiever awards to deserving young men.

The 18 seniors honored yesterday at the Sheraton San Diego Harbor & Marina received college scholarships ranging from $800 to $2,500, organizers said. And each was given a laptop computer for his efforts.

…It’s partly about encouraging the young men to become future leaders and partly about the teens bonding to create a positive, confident type of “pre-fraternity,” as one student said. (more…)