The offices of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund were closed on July 2 in recognition of the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice. The trailblazing attorney and jurist would have turned 101 last Thursday.
Thurgood Marshall Sr.’s extraordinary contributions to American society are chronicled through photos, videos, speeches, and interviews available on the commemoration website at www.thurgoodmarshalltribute.org.
Launched a year ago, the site has become the premier location of biographical information on the late jurist, who in 1967 became the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. On the way, he also made lasting contributions as a private practice lawyer, Chief Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Director-General for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, judge appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and U.S. Solicitor General.
The site also includes tributes from judges, lawyers, community leaders, executives and celebrities; and looks back at Justice Marshall’s educational experiences at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and Howard University School of Law.
Visitors can also offer their own thoughts and reflections about Justice Marshall’s life, legacy and impact on the educational system in America.
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc., was established in 1987 and represents 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and six law schools located in 22 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands with a population of over 235,000 students. Over the last 21 years, TMCF has awarded more than $100 million in leadership development, programmatic and capacity support, and scholarships enabling more than 12,000 students to attend public HBCUs.
The online scholarship application will close on August 15 and notification will only go out to awarded scholars.
To apply for the 2009-2010 Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship go to www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/apply.
Four McCluer students in Missouri Fine Arts Academy
Four McCluer High School students participated in the 2008 Missouri Fine Arts Academy, which provides enrichment in the arts combined with cultural, recreational and leadership development activities. Besides enhancing their artistic skills and exploring arts-related issues, students have the opportunity to deepen their understandings of themselves and participate in a community of learners.
Sophomore Brandon Fulks will focus on vocal music, junior Crystal Guyse will study theatre performance, junior Patrick McCullough will concentrate on dance and junior Nicole Morales will study Visual Arts. They were counted among the top 200 youth from across Missouri who participated in the intensive three-week MFAA residential fine arts training institute held at Missouri State University June 8 – 28. This year’s theme was “Artist as World Citizen.”