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Tom Joyner isn't just talk. He's lots of
action, too!
Radio personality helps students realize their college dreams!
By Feona Sharhran Huff
August 2001
The CollegeBound Network NewsClick -- His powerfully perky voice
gets you out of you warm and comfortable bed long before you've
finished counting sheep -- and you usually have hundreds to go.
Still, you just can't seem to deny yourself those early morning
doses of celeb' interviews, features, music, comedy, news that information,
sports updates, and audience feedback, which Tom Joyner brings your
way five days a week, starting at 5 a.m. It's a hard thing to do,
too, especially when Joyner, the radio personality of the nationally-syndicated
Tom Joyner Morning Show on ABC Radio Networks, loves entertaining
you just as much as you enjoy being entertained.
The king of the airwaves equally loves helping African American
students realize their dream of attending Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs). Joyner, who received his B.A. in sociology
from Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL (an HBCU), established the
Tom Joyner Foundation for this exact purpose.
"All too often a student will get into college, then says
Joyner, encounter financial difficulties that will force them to
drop out. His foundation is seeking to change this. Each month the
foundation donates money to an HBCU. The money, made available directly
through the school's financial aid department, is earmarked for
deserving students.
Raven Perry, a sophomore at Talladega College, Talladega, AL, was
the recipient of the foundation's July scholarship drive. Thanks
to Joyner's funds, Raven will be able to continue her education
and eventually pursue a corporate attorney career. In the future,
Raven plans to give back to those less fortunate just as she was
awarded money to help fund her education.
Thanks to the foundation scholarship, Krystal Millender is another
student able to stay on course with her studies. Currently a sophomore
at Talladega College, Krystal is aiming toward a career as a social
worker.
There are many more HBCU students like Raven and Krystal whom Joyner's
foundation is assisting. If you think it's your time to be shown
the money, click onto the foundation's Web site and find out more
information.
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