MRCOLLEGIATEBLACKAMERICA™
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Communications and Business |
| Location | Prairie View, Southwestern, United States |
| Introduction | The Mr. Collegiate African American™ Scholarship Pageant’s mission is to be a source of excellence for Black men in education, values clarification, economic and social empowerment, role-modeling, mentoring and service. The pageant began 1990 as the first pageant of its kind for Black college men. The first Mr. Collegiate was staged at Prairie View A&M University in April 1992. All Black men between ages 18-30, enrolled in a 4-year American college or university are eligible. Candidates compete in Personal Interview; Platform Oratory; Talent; Evening Wear and Impromptu Question with a panel of professional judges from the academic, business, government and entertainment communities. Scholarships and prizes are awarded. Past winners are: Charles Clemens (1992-Lincoln University-PA) Minister/Therapist; Steven Daniels (1993-94 - Alabama State) Actor/Singer; Stacey O. Washington (1994-95 - Virginia State) Entrepreneur, Christopher Sanders (1995-96 - Kentucky State) Teacher; Adonis Turner (1997-99-Jackson State) Counselor and Damany Mayfield (2001-02- Virginia State) Project Director. Companion pageants are the Mr. Collegiate America and Mr. Collegiate World in 2025. |
| Interests | Candidates participate in programs to develop and enhance their personal and professional development, self esteem and confidence building, leadership skills and developing a sense of responsibility to advance the race, all in the spirit of good competition. |
| Favorite movies | A Warm December (Sidney Poitier), Imitation of Life, The Power of One, Terms of Endearment, Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Mahogany, Antoine Fisher, Glory, Coach Carter, Beaches, The Lion King, Finding Forrester, Remember the Titans, In Search of Bobby Fisher, Drumline, The Great Debaters |
| Favorite music | If it aint country, then something is wrong! I Still Believe in You, My Wish, Endless Love, I'll Always Love You, Optimistic, The Winner in You, Rise Up, Live Like You Were Dying, Am gonna be Somebody Someday, Keep the Faith (Michael Jackson), Stay By Your Side, Amazing Grace, Something Inside So Strong. |
| Favorite books | The Bible (KJV), Vision for the Black Men (Naim Akbar), Nile Valley Civilizations (Ivan Van Sertima), The Souls of Black Folks (W. E. B. DuBois), The Mis-Education of the Negro (Carter Godwin Woodson), Black Man of the Nile and His Family (Yosef Ben-Jochannan), Success Runs in Our Race (George Fraser), The Power of Positive Thinking (Norman Vincent Peale), The Power of Positive Thinking the Black Choice (Dennis Kimbro), Black Boy (Richard Wright), Black Bourgeoisie (E. Franklin Frazier), I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou), Meditations (Marcus Aurelius), Good to Great (Jim Collins), Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963 (Taylor Branch) , Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison), Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon), Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl), The World is Flat (Thomas L. Friedman), Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics (Reinhold Niebuhr), The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron), The Lessons of History (Will & Ariel Durant). |
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The mission of the Mr. Collegiate African American Scholarship Pageant Program (MCAASP) is to be a source of excellence for Black men and promote positive images. Contact: mrcollegiateafricanamerican@gmail.com or mrcollegiateprograms@gmail.com Mr. Collegiate African American, P. O. Box 2906, Prairie View, TX 77446