A Better Chance’s (ABC) goal is to take academically fit, economically challenged students and give them access to exceptional educational opportunities.

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At first glance, state Sen. Bill Perkins from Harlem, Grammy Award-winning musician Tracy Chapman and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick may seem like an odd trio.

The truth is, they’re tightly linked – connected by a New York-based organization that took its cues from the civil rights movement of the 1960s and gave good students the opportunity to excel.

These three celebrated participants are some of the more than 12,000 middle and junior high school students who have attended some America’s best college preparatory schools through the program. Its alumni have achieved greatness in fields such as business, law, politics and medicine.

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