Want to show your school spirit? I’m working with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and AT&T to raise awareness with HBCU students for a very special event: An Evening of Stars. The event will honor Lionel Richie and feature performances by Akon, Mario, Brian McKnight, and more.

You can vote up to twice a day to win an exclusive on-campus red carpet viewing party of the event for your school, complete with a celebrity host, professional DJ, and student performances. Voting ends 11/13/09.… Continue

Dear Dr. Reed,



I am a pastor in the United Methodist Church, serving in Cordele, Ga.



Recently I had the opportunity to chat with some of the marching band members of Bethune-Cookman University during lunch at the local Zaxby’s Restaurant in Cordele. I am writing to tell you how impressed I was with their neat, well groomed appearance and, more so, with their very polite manners. I talked with several of the young men as I waited for my lunch. I truly love meeting new people, and asked thes… Continue