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FAMU Alum Is Considering Running For Governor Of Florida
Howard Univ. President Dealing With Protest Since Meeting With Trump
FAMU Alumnus Andrew Gillum announced that he is considering running for the position of Governor of Florida last week.
If elected into the position this would make Gillum one of the youngest Florida gover- nors, as well as the first African American to secure this posi- tion that hasn’t been won by a Democrat in two decades.
During Gillum’s undergrad- uate years at FAMU, he was a student that was the “cream of the crop.”
Gillum received many hon- ors and accolades. He was rec- ognized by the National Center Policy Alternatives in Wash- ington, D.C., as the country’s top student leader in 2001. In 2004, he was named to Ebony magazine’s “Fast Track 30 Leaders Who Are 30 and Under.”
Gillum served as President of the FAMU Student Govern- ment Association from 2001- 2002 and was the first student member of FAMU Board of Trustees.
Gillum became Tallahas- see’s youngest City Commis- sioner after he won his position in 2003 when he was
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is one of the country’s ‘best and brightest’.
23. In 2014 he then became mayor in 2014.
Gillum was under strong consideration to be a running mate for presidential candi- date Hilary Clinton, who al- lowed him to speak at the Democratic National Conven- tion.
Gillum was the first North Florida Politician to welcome gays and lesbians to marry in his city after officials in other Florida counties said would not issues same-sex marriage licenses.
Celebrating 150 years of ex- cellence in truth and service, Howard University hosted its 93rd annual Charter Day Convo- cation on March 2 with speaker Mark A. L. Mason,-Howard University Alumnus and Board of Trustee.
While the president of Howard, President Wayne Frederick, made remarks following the in- vocation, he was interrupted by a movement entitled ‘HU Resist’ — a movement whose aim is to raise awareness to issues affect- ing students and propose solu- tions to these concerns.
HU Resist member Juan Demetrixx shed light onto the direct action:
“All eyes would be drawn to Howard at this time as it cele- brates 150 years. The only time the administration would listen is when Howard’s image is being questioned or challenged. There is a lack of transparency between President Frederick and the students and we wish that when
Howard president, Wayne Frederick.
speaking with President Don- ald Trump he speaks upon our behalf and interests as students.
He continued. We know that Howard receives funding from the federal government and it would be illogical not to form some type of relationship with the Trump administration. We
don’t want any additional fund- ing that comes with stipulations. More money from a white su- premacist will result in them having more say of various deci- sions within the university.”
References to the actions dis- played prior to and during the interruption were mentioned by Chairman of the Board of Trustees Stacey J. Mobley, Esq., Mason and President Frederick.
Two days prior, not an official act by HU Resist, spray paint was plastered upon Howard’s campus referring to President Frederick’s visit to the White House while meeting with Vice President Michael Pence and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to discuss the state of Howard University in a Trump era.
Last week, signs were posted around campus claiming Presi- dent Frederick does not like Black people also an anonymous act.
9 HBCUs Will Celebrate 150 -Year Anniversary
St. Augustine Univ. Grad Is Top Event Planner
Miyoshi Polk is a top event planner.
In 1867, nine historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were established, which means 2017 represents 150 years of Black excellence in education.
Here are the nine colleges and universities celebrating this spe- cial milestone:
ALABAMA STATE UNI- VERSITY
AlabamaState University was originally
formed in Marion, Alabama, and named the Lincoln Normal School. The founders, known as the “Marion Nine,” were nine freed slaves who founded the school with $500 to purchase the land and lay the foundation.
BARBER-SCOTIA COLLEGE
The college began as Scotia Seminary, educating newly freed female slaves, until it merged with Barber Memorial College in 1930 to form Barber-Scotia Col- lege. One notable alumna is Mary McLeod Bethune, who attended when it was still a sem- inary. Barber-Scotia had to close, but reopened in 2016 with 12 students.
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Fayetteville State University was founded by seven Black men, and is the second-oldest state-supported school in North Carolina. The university has gone by several names including The Howard School, North Car- olina’s State Colored Normal School, Fayetteville State Teach-
ers College, Fayetteville State College, and finally Fayetteville State University in 1969.
HOWARD UNIVER- SITY
Howard has one of the largest HBCU student popu-
lations. The university has pro- duced Rhodes scholars, Truman scholars, Fulbright scholars, Picking Fellows and one Mar- shall scholar, just to name a few of the achievements of some of its accomplished students. Howard was founded by a Civil War hero, Gen. Oliver O. Howard, who intended it to be an institution that would edu- cate African-American clergy- men in Theology.
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY
Johnson C. Smith was founded by Rev. S. C. Alexan- der and Rev. W. L. Miller, and was originally named Biddle Memorial Institute before its current name came to be in 1923. Biddle Memorial Hall sits on the highest point in Char- lotte, North Carolina, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
MORE- HOUSE COLLEGE
It may be best known as the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr. (class of 1948), but there are several other important accolades that
Morehouse has to be proud of. The college was founded by Rev. William Jefferson White as the Augusta Theolog- ical Institute, and was renamed Morehouse College in 1913 after Henry L. Morehouse.
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Morgan State University was originally founded as the Cente- nary Biblical Institute, and was renamed Morgan College in 1890 to honor Rev. Lyttleton Morgan.
ST. AUGUS- TINE’S UNI- VERSITY
St. Augus- tine’s Univer- sity began as a Normal School and Collegiate Institute, and was renamed from Saint Augustine’s Normal School to Saint Augustine’s School in 1893. The school offi- cially became St. Augustine’s University in 2012. It was the first HBCU to own on-campus
radio and television stations.
TALLADEGA COLLEGE
Alabama’s oldest, private historically Black college was founded by two former slaves, William Savery and Thomas Tarrant to educate children of former slaves. At the center of controversy recently for its band participating in Trump’s inauguration parade, Talladega was once the leading institution graduating doctors in
the country.
Miyoshi S. Polk is a hot commodity right now in the event planning and wedding consulting industry. Polk graduated from Saint Augus- tine’s University in 2011, where she studied Mass Com- munications.
While matriculating at Saint Augustine’s University she served as a member of the Royal Court, a blue-chip cheer- leader and was initiated into the Gamma Rho chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. In 2012, she be- came a certified wedding con-
sultant and later decided to launch her business Lavish Impressions Events.
Today, her clientele has evolved to include a cultivation of relationships with vendors across the East Coast includ- ing, J’Marie Design Studios, Raleigh Crabtree Marriott, Master MIND Productions and Fresh Desires Catering.
Based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, Lavish Impressions Events specializes in wedding planning and has received su- perior ratings from its clients and guests.
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