Featured Member: Bonita Layson on HBCU CONNECT!

Q&A With Bonita Layson

Why do you love HBCUs?
"I love HBCUs because they are a place where we can develop a strong sense of self confidence and self worth. They provide an opportunity for black students to interact with other black students of similar and non-similar backgrounds and from all walks of life. I love HBCUs because they provide a setting of high intellect and dialog among the best and the brightest students. They offer us a "non-threatening" environment where Black people can be "Black people" without fear or judgment. I love HBCUs because they are a place where we can learn, grow, and even have big fun, if the participate in the process. I love HBCUs because they are a place where we can learn about life and love for self and each other as a people. " Interviewed by Dwight Brooks 07/21/08

Bonita Layson
Location: Cincinnati, OH United States
Joined: Oct 13th, 2005

About (request update)

Still being written

My Interview Question

What type of music do you like?

Current Whereabouts:

Cincinnati, Oh. Teaching 4th grade in the Princeton City School District.

Life & Professional Aspirations:

If I am able to help someone as I go through life, then my life, would not be in vain.

Education (request update)

Hampton University class of 1980

Undergrad Major: Fashion Design

Campus Organization:

Delta Sigma Theta

Most Memorable Moment:

Watching the Greeks step on the block outside the big cafe. Working at the Student Union. Walking on the water front. Kelsy Hall freshman year. Holly Tree Inn senior year.

High School: Walnut Hills in Cincinnati, OH class of 1976

Activities & Accomplishments:

National Merit Finalist

Best Memories:

Co-directing the annual school senior musical My mural design was selected to be put on a wall in the school. It remained up for over 10 years,

My Groups

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Guestbook Comments

	Hi Bonita, I'm still new at all this too, and I just found out what a "poke" is. Somebody visited your site and read you profile. That's all. I have a colleague who is a professor at Hampton. Are you going to the game? Go Tigers! Tagged by Dwight Brooks on 07/22/2008

	Hi Bonita, Tagged by Dwight Brooks on 07/22/2008

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