Blair Polite, Florida A & M University- c/o 2016, Psychology
Name : Blair Polite
HBCU : Florida A & M University
Graduation Year : 2016
Major : Psychology
Where are you from? Who introduced you to HBCUs?*
Growing up, my mom worked with high school students and was a part of the communities HBCU College Tour program. Every year we would go and tour numerous college campuses with hopes that each student would find the one for them.
Blair Polite of Florida A & M University, Class of 2018
Why did you choose an HBCU over a pwi?*
To be completely honest, I choose an HBCU over a PWI because I wasn’t accepted into the PWI of my dreams. FAMU was one of the other 4 schools I was accepted into. It took some soul searching and serious conversations with God, and he lead me to the BEST HBCU in the land!
What is the story of your "experience" at Your HBCU given its heralded status as a stellar and prestigious institution?*
FAMU prepares you for the REAL WORLD. There are no hand outs and no easy ways out. Hard work & determination is what you need to survive at the “College of Love and Charity”. It’s a fufilling feeling to be surround by peers who all share a common goal.
"First time" experiences at your HBCU?*
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Who are the professors that have impacted your life in and out of the classroom? How did they do that?*
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Florida A & M University
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Students: 9,614
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- Notable Alumni: Wilbert Bryant - Former Secretary of Education of Virginia** Raymond A. Brown - Attorney whose clients included Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and "Dr. X" physician Mario Jascalevich [2] Arthur R. Collins - 1982 - Founding partner of the Collins Johnson group, a strategy, policy and communications firm established in 2011** John W. Thompson - 1971 - Chairman and former President and CEO, Symantec Corporation; former VP IBM; part owner of the Golden State Warriors** Corrine Brown - 1969 - Current U.S. Congresswoman Andrew Gillum - Current Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida Alcee L. Hastings - Current U.S. Congressman Mia L. Jones - 1991 - Current member of the Florida House of Representatives Gwendolyn M. Miller - Chairwoman of the City Council in Tampa, Florida, District 1 David Scott - Current U.S. Representative from Georgia's 13th congressional district John W. Williams - Current Inspector General of the South Florida Water Management District Althea Gibson - Tennis player Daniel Sunjata - Actor, Broadway actor Gregory Anderson - Film producer (Tri-Destined Studios) Rob Hardy - Film producer (Rainforest Productions) T'Keyah Crystal Keymah - Actress Pam Oliver - Sports anchor William Packer - Film producer (Rainforest Productions) Angela Pitts - Contestant on Flavor of Love 3 and winner of I Love Money 2 Angela Robinson - Actress Anika Noni Rose - Tony Award-winning actress Peyton Alex Smith - Actor Common - attended - Music Artist K.Michelle - R&B singer Tyrese Gibson - attended - Singer, actor, author and producer stic.man - Member of hip-hop group Dead Prez M-1 - Member of hip-hop group Dead Prez Bernard Kinsey - Owner of one of the largest African-American art collections
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