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To Host 10th Annual Summit
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Beginning on Thursday, February 18th, through Sun- day, February 21st, Hillsbor- ough Community College will host its 10th Annual “Black, Brown & College Bound” Summit. An estimated 300 students, representing 20 dif- ferent colleges, will take part in the Summit.
In recognition of this his- toric anniversary, the plan- ners have assembled a powerful lineup of speakers. The speakers include, Hill Harper, award-winning actor, best-selling author, and philanthropist, and Dr. Damon A. Williams, a top
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executive with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Dr. Williams will provide an in- spiring personal message of how Black and Latino men can excel in the community
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and classroom.
National Football League
Hall of Fame member Der- rick Brooks, retired Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, will deliver a message of dedica-
HILL HARPER
tion, education, and service. Dallas Cowboys legend, Ed “Too Tall” Jones will make his inaugural visit during the 10th Annual “Black, Brown &
College Bound” Summit. Other speakers include: Jose Antonio Vargas, Dr. Walter G. Bumphus, Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, Dr. Charles H. F. Davis, III, Dr. Frank Harris, Dr. J. Luke Wood, and Dr. Juan
E. Gilbert.
Dr. Ken Atwater, Presi-
dent of Hillsborough Commu- nity College said, “HCC wants to lead the effort in providing resources for African Ameri- can and Latino men to attend and complete college. The im- portance of this kind of con- ference has never been more important than right now.”
The “Black, Brown, & Col- lege Bound” was designed to help young African American
DR. DAMON WILLIAMS
and Latino males focus on ed- ucation, social justice, and community involvement. In- cluded on the Summit’s agenda, are topics such as dis- cussions on immigration, a Town Hall on the “Black Lives Matter” movement, a forum on community–based and mentoring, and creative methods to engage at-risk stu- dents in the classroom.
Other topics slated for dis- cussion at the workshops in- clude: “Men of Color and the Federal Financial Aid Process;” “Minority Men in Medicine: The Untapped Re- source;” “So, You’ve Been Stopped By The Police;” “Life Is Not Fair, and Don’t Ever Forget You Are Black And Brown;” and “Discovering Your Educator Swagger: From a 1.9 GPA to the Doc- toral Salute,” among others.
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