72-Year-Old Darlene Mullins Just Graduated From College 55 Years After She Enrolled
Photo credit: John Cross/ TSU Media Relations If you ever need proof that it’s never too late to go back to school, meet 72-year-old Darlene Mullins. She is a wife, mother, grandmother and a recent graduate of Tennessee State University (TSU). Mullins first enrolled at the historically Black university in 1962. She was a promising track star […]
Nicki Minaj Pledges To Pay College Tuition And Student Loans For Dozens Of Fans
On Saturday night, a fan asked hip-hop star Nicki Minaj to help pay his college tuition on Twitter, and just like that, the Nicki Minaj Scholarship Fund was born. When Minaj received the request, she was in the middle of promoting a contest for fans to get a chance to attend the Billboard Music Awards with […]
H.S. Junior Jahmir Smith Already Has 33 Full Ride Offers To College
17-year-old Jahmir Smith is bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase student-athlete. In the classroom, Jahmir, an honor student at Lee County High School in Sanford, North Carolina, has earned an impressive 4.43 GPA and enough credits to graduate high school early. This past football season, he rushed over 2,000 yards and scored 41 touchdowns, which landed him […]
Michelle Obama Continues To Celebrate Students Who Are Reaching Higher
Photo credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images The work continues! Today, “Forever First Lady” Michelle Obama hosted her fourth annual College Signing Day at The Public Theater in New York City to celebrate the accomplishments and future plans of over 200 college-bound seniors. Mrs. Obama created College Signing Day in 2014 under her “Reach Higher” initiative and “Better […]
Raven Osborne Is Getting Her College Degree Before Graduating High School
Photo courtesy: 21st Century Charter School 18-year-old Raven Osborne is far from your average high school senior. While she will be graduating high school with Indiana’s 21st Century Charter School’s class of 2017 later this month, there’s something she will receive before getting her high school diploma: a college degree. Raven, who said she was “labeled with […]
Florida Memorial University Set To Honor Trayvon Martin With Posthumous Degree
Trayvon Martin would have been 22 years old this year, the age that most students graduate from college. He planned on attending the University of Miami or Florida A&M University, and hoped to one day become a pilot or an aviation mechanic. However, in 2012, at 17 years old, his dream was cut short […]
Priscilla Samey Brought Her Harvard Acceptance Letter To Prom
Photo via: Priscilla Samey What did high school senior Priscilla Samey do when no one asked her to senior prom? On Saturday, she put on a prom dress that paid homage to her African culture, took the traditional pre-prom picture, and like many seniors, shared it on social media. However, instead of having a young man in a tuxedo standing […]
The Wade Quadruplets: All Four Brothers Are Headed To Yale University
Photo courtesy of the Wade family The Wade brothers have made their final college decision! Last month, Ohio quadruplets Zachary, Aaron, Nick, and Nigel Wade found out that they were all accepted into Yale and Harvard University. From getting into 59 schools combined, to contemplating whether or not to continue their education at the same college, […]
100 Third Graders Graduated As Doctors, Engineers, And Artists Over The Weekend
Doctors, judges, astronauts, business owners, artists, pilots…. excellence. This past Saturday, on the Southwest side of Atlanta, over 100 young people at Deerwood Academy were cheered on as they transformed from students into trailblazers in training. It was a celebration of dreams, a challenge to dream fearlessly and a full on display of community. The […]
NFL Draft 2017: Takkarist McKinley Makes Good On A Promise To His Grandmother
Defensive end Takkarist McKinley just fulfilled a promise that he made to his grandmother right before she passed away in 2011- to make it to the NFL. On Thursday night, McKinley was chosen as Atlanta Falcons’ first round NFL draft pick, and the league’s 26th overall pick. Overwhelmed with emotion, McKinley took a moment to honor his […]