Author: Jason Reynolds

At Saint Anthony’s annual fish fry, the line stretches from the cafeteria, through the entire school, and up the stairs.Volunteer Anne Manning works there. He had a large pitcher of beer in each hand and a sleeve of cups under his arm as he swept through the crowd, offering drinks to people in line.”It’s the best job,” he said.Manning had never heard of a fish fry before he moved to Dayton.”I didn’t grow up in this place, and I didn’t grow up Catholic,” he said. “So, when I got out of here, it was a cultural awakening for me. My…