Bucks to bring awareness to Historic Black Colleges and Universities at HBCU Night
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Posted By: S. Moore on January 25, 2023 MILWAUKEE — A big night and big opportunity coming up for Milwaukee high school seniors at the Bucks HBCU Night. "We don't have HBCUs, Historic Black Colleges and Universities, here in Wisconsin. So how do we use our platform to raise awareness and let students know that this is an option to attend HBCUs?" said Jakeim Jackson-Bell @ TheTable Monday night. Jackson-Bell is the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Outreach Manager for the Milwaukee Bucks and organizer of HBCU Night. The Bucks have teamed with Johnson Controls to give two $10,000 scholarships to a Historic Black College or University. The students will be honored during the Bucks vs Hornets game on Tuesday, January 31. Several pregame HBCU networking opportunities are planned that night at Fiserv Forum. "We'll start off with a Black excellence career panel discussion, our moderator, and also panelists are all HBCU alumni so the students will be able to hear exactly their experience and be able to provide them some valuable advice," said Jackson-Bell. TMJ4's @TheTable segment every weeknight at 10 p.m. A big night and big opportunity coming up for Milwaukee high school seniors at the Bucks HBCU Night. By: Charles Benson , Shannon SimsPosted at 9:45 PM, Jan 23, 2023 and last updated 11:21 PM, Jan 23, 2023 MILWAUKEE — A big night and big opportunity coming up for Milwaukee high school seniors at the Bucks HBCU Night. "We don't have HBCUs, Historic Black Colleges and Universities, here in Wisconsin. So how do we use our platform to raise awareness and let students know that this is an option to attend HBCUs?" said Jakeim Jackson-Bell @ TheTable Monday night. Jackson-Bell is the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Outreach Manager for the Milwaukee Bucks and organizer of HBCU Night. The Bucks have teamed with Johnson Controls to give two $10,000 scholarships to a Historic Black College or University. The students will be honored during the Bucks vs Hornets game on Tuesday, January 31. Several pregame HBCU networking opportunities are planned that night at Fiserv Forum. Recent Stories from tmj4.com "We'll start off with a Black excellence career panel discussion, our moderator, and also panelists are all HBCU alumni so the students will be able to hear exactly their experience and be able to provide them some valuable advice," said Jackson-Bell. More than 100 nominations were submitted with the scholarship money going to Terynn Erby-Walker, a senior at Golda Meir School in Milwaukee, and Russell Morgan Jr., a senior at Milwaukee Rufus King International High School. Jackson-Bell says there will also be an HBCU College Fair where students "will be able to connect with admissions counselors and HBCU recruiters to learn more about what that specific culture, that school admissions process and also scholarships opportunities." To learn more about the Bucks HBCU night, visit the NBA's website. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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