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Joining us today is Julius B. Anthony, Founder and President of St. Louis Black Authors of Children's Literature, an organization committed to ensuring that all children are confident and competent readers by the end of third grade. Julius is a graduate of Howard University and is particularly proud of his current upstart 'The Believe Project'. Julius is also the Founding Principal of City Academy, a highly successful independent day school located in North St. Louis City.   In this episode:  Julius explains how he got his start in the field of education and his role as Founding Principal of City Academy, the first independent school in North St. Louis. He explains how the opportunity came to be and how he overcame the challenges of starting a school from scratch within Mathews-Dickey Boys' and Girls' Club.   Julius talks about establishing a curriculum and the importance of building the education around the student and how that method allows ANY child to thrive. He explains that he felt a need to hire