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Folks like to see an adolescent determine to attend a traditionally black faculty and college, nevertheless it’s much more necessary when that younger individual is the kid of somebody they know. The belief is that they will afford to go anyplace, perhaps even bypass a university training altogether, whereas benefiting from their mother and father’ success. And but they select not solely to hunt the next training, but additionally to embrace an HBCU. It places the highlight on these faculties and in flip helps, in a small however nonetheless useful approach, with enrollment and funding. Maybe that is why everybody was so joyful not too long ago to see Dondré Whitfield and his spouse Salli Richardson-Whitfield have a good time their daughter Parker’s option to go to Spelman.
She is the newest star youngster to decide on to start out the following large chapter of her life at an HBCU. Nevertheless, there are fairly a number of who attend, studied for some time and graduated from these faculties that you could be not pay attention to. See 13 That Made Us All Proud!
01
Diezel Braxton-Lewis
The youngest son of Grammy-winning icon Toni Braxton graduated in 2021 and started learning at Howard College within the fall of that very same yr.
02
Karma bridges
The daughter of rapper and actor Ludacris (far proper) attends Spelman School.
03
Marvin Sapp Jr.
The son of the gospel singer of the identical identify was a proud Morehouse man.
04
You recognize Assata Lynn
Omoye, the daughter of rapper Widespread, graduated from Howard College legislation faculty in 2022. “There aren’t any phrases to explain how proud I’m!” Widespread stated when sharing his solely kid’s large achievement. “Finishing legislation faculty at Howard College in three years is AMAZING!”
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05
Nathan Andersen
The son of humorous man Anthony Anderson is a Howard graduate. His success at college motivated his well-known father to finish the research he started at Howard greater than 30 years in the past.
06
Zahara Jolie Pitt
The daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt received her mother and father’ assist as she entered Spelman School for the autumn semester of 2022.
07
Taylor Ayanna Crawford
The daughter of gospel nice Yolanda Adams graduated from Howard College in 2022.
08
Destin Tucker
Destin Tucker, the son of comedy favourite Chris Tucker, graduated from Morehouse in 2021.
09
Shaqir O’Neal
The youngest son of Shaquille O’Neal and ex-wife Shaunie Henderson determined to convey his personal basketball skills to Tennessee State College in hopes of placing a highlight on HBCUs: “I wish to change the story and the tradition and do one thing new, ” he stated.
10
Krista Campbell
Krista, the eldest youngster of music greats Warryn Campbell and Erica Campbell, might be attending Spelman School within the fall of 2022.
11
Shedeur Sanders
The son of Deion Sanders, Shedeur adopted his father to Jackson State College the place he grew to become a star quarterback for the HBCU. Like his father, he determined to not return to the varsity’s soccer program and adopted his father again to Colorado.
12
Hercy Miller
Rapper Grasp P’s son, basketball star Hercy Miller, selected to attend Tennessee State College. Nevertheless, he left in 2021 and now performs for Louisville.
13
Noelle Robinson
Okay, so Cynthia Bailey and actor Leon’s daughter Noelle did not graduate, however she did spend a while at Howard College after graduating from highschool.
