Fortunately, Johnson is one of the few students to graduate without significant debt thanks to scholarships he’s received, including one through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Some social scientists call it a giant step forward for the civil rights movement. Some educators see it as a major blow to Jim Crow schooling in the South and North. Others say the decision touched their hearts.
He ‘s also a mentor for Google for Entrepreneurs Exchange: Black Founders and recently acted as a judge for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Hackathon pitch competition.
Tykira Beasley, an ECSU junior, is a member of the winning Pitch 2019 team. Pitch is an innovation and entrepreneurial competition held by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund each year.
THE PITCH 2019 is the optimum opportunity for HBCU students to learn, engage in hands-on exercises, and develop the three C’s of an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Curiosity, Connections, and Creating value.
The students joined 90 students representing 36 other historically black colleges and universities in a four-day challenging entrepreneurial competition in Durham, N.C.