"While we know our efforts won’t help with all of their obligations, we all felt it was essential to do our part,” Delaware State University's Antonio Boyle said.
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Tony Award-winning actor and director Phylicia Rashad will become dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University, her alma mater.
Rashad, who played Claire Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” will become the historically Black D.C. college’s dean on July 1, Howard officials announced Wednesday. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“In this full circle moment, Ms. Phylicia Rashad will take the training and skills that she honed as a student at Howard and exuded in an outstanding performing career, and she will share those pearls of wisdom with the next generation of students in the College of Fine Arts, Provost Anthony Wutoh said in a statement.
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Terron Armstead was spotted on the sidelines at the 2021 SWAC Championship game, supporting his alma mater, the University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff. Before the Pro-Bowl left tackle was drafted by New Orleans and served as protector of Saints quarterbacks Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill, and Jameis Winston, Armstead made a name for himself at UAPB.
Armstead is one of the top NFL players from an HBCU program. ESPN s Jay Walker, announcing the contest with Tiffany Greene, ranked Armstead second behind Colts star linebacker Darrius Leonard. Terron took minor offense with Walker and told him that he s been in the league longer and at a high level should have him ranked at #1 on Walker s list.