HBCU Highlights

HBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents the Harvey Twins, Torrance and Torrino Harvey!

HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in the Harvey Twins' shoes!

Torrance and Torrino fell in love the with idea of attending Morehouse College after learning that so many amazing black male leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and more graduated from Morehouse. Originally from Poughkeepsie, NY, they were the first in their family to graduate from high school! As teenagers, they could be seen dancing and acting on major networks including MTV! Their story is so inspiring! They graduated from Morehouse College in only three years! 

Torrance Harvey is currently the Mayor of Newburgh, New York. More information about Torrance can be found at https://www.cityofnewburgh-ny.gov/people/torrance-harvey-at-large

Torrino Harvey is currently a district manger at Combined Insurance/A Chubb Company. More information about Torrino can be found: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torrino-harvey-mba-889b2619

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com 

For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsureme.com

To make a donation to Morehouse College, please visit: www.morehouse.edu

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HBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents IP attorney and STEM leader, Andrea Hence Evans! 

HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Andrea's shoes!

You asked and we answered! Andrea is 1/2 of HBCU Highlights and now it's time you hear her amazing HBCU story!

Andrea grew up in the backyard of Texas Southern University and most of her family members graduated from Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M but she fell in love with Spelman after watching episodes of The Cosby Show and A Different World! Her mother allowed her to fly to Atlanta on her own to visit a the college and she felt right at home! This visit to Spelman is how Andrea learned about a full tuition academic scholarship to Spelman. She was awarded the NASA WISE scholarship, a full tuition academic scholarship to Spelman and Georgia Tech! While at Spelman College, she attributes her academic success to her fellow WISE sisters who pushed and motivated her to achieve excellence! She owns a world renowned intellectual property law firm, The Law Firm of Andrea Hence Evans, LLC, an award winning STEM program, KidGINEER, and a educational and mentoring program for lawyers, Boss-Squire, LLC.

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com  or www.kidgineer.com or www.boss-squire.com

For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsure.com

To make a donation to Spelman College, please visit: www.spelman.edu

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HBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents Entrepreneur and Insurance Guru, Ashley Deadwyler-Jones!

HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Ashley's shoes!

You asked and we answered! Ashley is 1/2 of HBCU Highlights and now it's time you hear her amazing HBCU story! 

Ashley was a varsity and award winning athlete in high school and surprised everyone when she turned down numerous D1 college scholarships to attend Spelman College! After touring Spelman on a visit, she fell in love with Spelman College and the rest is history.  From Atlanta to working in finance in New York to working in pharmaceutical industry in Florida to Maryland, Ashley tells us all about her amazing jobs and how she became the owner of a State Farm agency! Ashley’s most recent role was natural as she played herself, a State Farm Agency Owner, announcing State Farm’s $2 Billion Good Neighbor Relief Program, during the Covid 19 Pandemic. She's one of the TOP 50 insurance agents in the country at State Farm! 

For more information about Ashley please visit: www.ashleydeadwylerjones.com or www.ashleyinsureme.com

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com

To make a donation to Spelman College, please visit: www.spelman.edu

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HBCU HIGHLIGHTS presents Dean Timothy Fields!

HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Tim's shoes!

Originally from Texas, Tim set his sights on attending Morehouse College! After graduating from high school, he attended Morehouse's Summer PSP program and made lifelong friendships.  Tim ran track at Morehouse College and talks about how his Coach impressed upon him and the track team the importance of relationships, how to finish and how to hold yourself accountable! Tim is currently Senior Associate Dean at Emory University where he works in the admissions office. You can always find him taking the time to mentor students! He's a proud author of Lessons I Learned From Drinking. He's also a proud husband and father to twins.

For more information about Tim, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-fields-5936758

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com

For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsureme.com

To make a donation to Morehouse College, please visit: www.morehouse.edu

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HBCU Highlights presents Award-Winning Social and Digital Strategy Leader, Curtis Midkiff, Jr.

HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Curtis' shoes!

Originally from Seattle, Washington, Curtis was intrigued by a performance he saw by the Morehouse Glee club and knew he wanted to be a Morehouse Man! Scholar and minister Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, a history maker and Morehouse alum, influenced Curtis so much he wanted to go to Morehouse College to be like him! He says at Morehouse College, he was able to focus and be excellent, as he didn't want to let Morehouse down! After graduating from Morehouse, he worked in politics in DC and he is currently Brand Building Social Strategy Leader at Kroger. He's a social media guru and offers us some valuable social media tips! 

For more information about Curtis, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtismidkiff

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com

For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsureme.com

To make a donation to Morehouse College, please visit: www.morehouse.edu

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Andrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Charisse Toomer Davis, Board Member, Cobb County Board of Education! 

This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Charisse's shoes!

Charisse's sister, a Spelman Alumna, inspired Charisse to attend Spelman! Charisse's story is incredible. She tells us about how Spelman afforded her an outstanding academic career but also how she learned so much more beyond the classroom.  Charisse tells us how she worked in education as a kindergarten teacher for 8 years and how she became an elected Board Member, Cobb County Board of Education! She's blazing trails in Cobb County! 

For more information about Charisse, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CharisseDavisforCobbCountySchools/posts/

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com

For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsureme.com

To make a donation to Spelman College, please visit: www.spelman.edu

Andrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Entrepreneur and President of I AM CHIC (Christie Has It Covered), Christie Grays Chambers. 

This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Christie's shoes!

Christie was determined to attend Spelman College so in high school she joined as many clubs she could and worked hard! She earned her English degree from Spelman College.  While at Spelman, she was selected as a Jet Beauty of the Week and modeled.  She was voted best dressed and friendliest in high school! She's a beautiful person inside and out! Christie tells us her inspiring story about how she launched, I AM CHIC (Christie Has It Covered) where she works as a professional stylist! 

For more information about Christie, please visit: http://www.iamchic.net/

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com

For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsureme.com

To make a donation to Spelman College, please visit: www.spelman.edu

Andrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents Medical Mogul, Dr. Nicolle Martin MD, MPH! 

HBCU Highlights spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in Dr. Nicolle's shoes!

Dr. Nicolle knew at a young age that she wanted to become a medical doctor.  She wanted to attend a HBCU and toured several schools.  Dr. Nicolle and her identical twin sister thought that they were headed to Xavier University.  Just two months before college started, Dr. Nicolle's parents told them that they would make the sacrifice for her and her sister to attend Spelman College! Dr. Nicolle's story is amazing.  An inspiring conversation with her Uncle pushed her to ensure that she would have no regrets!  She tells us about numerous career options she considered but she stayed the course and pursued medicine.

For more information about Dr. Nicolle, please visit: https://www.drnicollemd.com/about-dr-nicolle/

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com

For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsureme.com

To make a donation to Spelman College, please visit: www.spelman.edu

Andrea H. Evans, Esq. and Ashley Deadwyler-Jones presents HBCU Highlights: Global Vice President, Change Management and Organization Development at Assurant, LaShonda Oglesbee.

This series spotlights HBCU graduates who tell their inspiring stories. Let's take a walk in LaShonda's shoes! 

LaShonda did not know about HBCUs until she took a HBCU college tour with her church in 9th grade.  When she visited Spelman, she immediately knew that she wanted to attend Spelman! After graduating from Spelman, she worked as a consultant.  She tells us her story of her amazing time at Spelman where she was an active leader on campus and how she became the Global Vice President, Change Management and Organization Development at Assurant.

For more information about LaShonda,  please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lashonda-oglesbee-10208a3

For more information about Andrea, please visit: www.evansiplaw.com

For more information about Ashley, please visit: www.ashleyinsureme.com

To make a donation to Spelman College, please visit: www.spelman.edu

HBCU Highlights presents Why We Run and Why We VOTE with Spelman Alumnae, Judge Monica Purdy and Cynthia Wallace.  This interview will inspire you to take action, VOTE and even run for office! Both Judge Purdy and Ms. Wallace had amazing experiences at Spelman College that helped to prepare them in their roles as a Judge and future Congresswoman, respectively.

Judge Monica Purdy is a lifelong Democrat running for the 95th Civil District Court in Dallas County, Texas. She currently serves as an Associate Judge supporting seven of the 13 State Civil District Courts. Since Judge Purdy’s unanimous appointment in 2013 by the elected presiding civil judges, she has consistently earned amongst the highest ratings of all her judicial colleagues and is ranked as one of the “top three” civil judges in Dallas County. To support her campaign, please visit www.judgemonicapurdy.com.

Cynthia Wallace is the democratic nominee running for Congress in North Carolina. She serves as a Vice President with over 25 years in the financial services industry. Her expertise includes federal regulatory compliance and risk management. As the Democratic nominee for NC District 9, she is running to make sure you have responsive representation in Congress on the issues most important to you. She's served as chair of the 9th Congressional District of the NC Democratic Party since January 2017. To support Cynthia's campaign, please visit https://www.cynthiawallace.com/.

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