New Nashville Charter School Aims To Affirm And Empower Black Students

Many educational institutions aspire to racial diversity. But that's not quite the aim of the newest charter school in Nashville. KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary is embracing what is a reality for many urban schools: the students are primarily African-American. And it's flipping that cultural isolation into a positive.

Blake Farmer (@flakebarmer) of member station WPLN reports.