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The free “HBCU College Day” Tour events will be held outdoors and run

10 AM - 4 PM

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WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY

Bowman Gray Stadium West

1250 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Winston-Salem, NC 27107

 

Emmy and NAACP Image Award-winning producer, entrepreneur, and comedian Rushion McDonald will host the “HBCU College Day” events. He will interview HBCU educational dignitaries, host panels, introduce speakers, drumlines, and fraternity sorority steppers, plus music celebrity DJ Mars. The “HBCU College Day” Tours highlight the empowering community atmosphere of renowned HBCUs, with multiple HBCUs featured at each event. The esteemed history of HBCUs can be found across the country, with 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities that have been cornerstones for Black excellence, producing high percentages of varied careers including judges, politicians and members of Congress, Fortune 500 CEOs, dentists, doctors, lawyers, public school teachers, engineers, artists, and more.

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The “HBCU College Day” events give direct access to juniors and seniors in high school, to enroll in HBCUs, where they can check out the varied schools that will be featured at each event. There will be on-the-spot registration to attend, and scholarship opportunities. There will be a Career Fair area to find out about jobs, internships, and military career opportunities.