Forty-three students from LaFayette, Lanett and Valley High schools recently took a weeklong trip with local nonprofit UNITE to tour historically Black colleges and universities around the South.
Students toured Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas; Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas; Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas; Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Alcorn State in Alcorn, Mississippi; Jackson State in Jackson, Mississippi; Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi; Alabama State in Montgomery, Alabama; and Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama.
They learned all the colleges’ chants, got to visit the stadium at Alabama State and met a UNITE board member at Top Golf in Birmingham, who spoke to students about different careers in business and public relations before they enjoyed rounds of golf.
UNITE has been hosting the tours for 10 years, providing students a chance to explore colleges in-person when they otherwise may not be able to afford to.
UNITE Director Dr. Travis Smith said it means a lot to get to host the tour for students.
