The president of UNCF- Michael Lomax was a very motivational keynote speaker. His convocation addressed how we must financially and academically preserve our historical black colleges. As the president of UNCF, he understands the importance of giving back towards Black education, however we must almost make this a priority. He brought up a great point about how alumni should want to preserve and give back to their alma mater. It’s our duty to make sure the next generation of black students has the same opportunity towards education as we did. In addition to securing education financially, we were also urged to preserve it academically and make it academically progressive. We have to keep historically black colleges competitive academically and make sure we continue to produce great thinkers and elite scholars. Mr. Lomax in essence challenged us to an ideal that was inspired decades ago during segregation as Dr. Wright said in his class lecture. He challenged us to be constantly reaching for a higher academic standard and securing education as a source for liberation for anyone following behind us.
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