UNCF Annual “A Mind Is” Gala

by Africa in Harlem | posted in: African Immigrant New Yorkers, African-American community in New York, Awards |

Honoree Justin Tuck with Tamara Robinson, and UNCF President and CEO
Dr. Michael L. Lomax

By Isseu Diouf Campbell

NY Giants Justin Tuck, and Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress, were honored at the UNCF annual “A Mind Is” gala on March 1st, 2012. UNCF awards each year 10,000 scholarships and advocates for the rights of low income and minority students to receive a quality education.

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