“I learned about new technology and presentation skills… [I felt] right at home and would not mind doing it another year and recommending it to other students”. – Stephon Rogers, 17, AYLA Graduate

August 20th, 2015, Silicon Harlem in partnership with CCCADI, celebrated the second graduation of the Apps Youth Leadership Academy (AYLA) at the Grove School Of Engineering on the campus of City College. AYLA, was partially supported by the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation. This summer’s theme was “Sheroes and Heroes of Harlem History” and the students used that as inspiration for their augmented reality applications. Their augments recognized people from various walks of life such as Maya Angelou, W.E.B Du Bois, Bessie Smith, Althea Gibson, and Celia Cruz.