Michael Lomax
Michael Lomax
Dr. Michael Lucius Lomaxis, since 2004, the president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund of the United States. Lomax is the son of Lucius W. Lomax, Jr., a Los Angeles attorney, and Hallie Almena Davis Lomax, a journalist...
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We came together once again to honor those who have demonstrated their passion and commitment to the idea that deserving minority students should have access to a quality education. Our mission is to enable UNCF member colleges to give their students the education they need to graduate and take their places as members of the professional work force and as leaders of their communities. This year's turnout and the individuals we honored support our mission.
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We cannot abandon these institutions, and we cannot abandon the city of New Orleans.
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This was a one-time major expenditure for a public building that we hope will have a life well into the next century. I hope this will be a landmark, a place where people congregate.
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Dr. Francis stayed, ... He's been there 40 years and is the longest serving college president in the country. He's like the captain of the ship. That's his university.
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Atlanta has become a magnet for the beneficiaries of the civil rights movement, and those are the folks who attend New Birth.
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I went through seven hurricane seasons. We went through the drills.
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We just can't afford to lose these schools. . . . They need special attention, and they need it urgently. They are a major part of the national strategy to close the education gap and have long been engines to the black middle class -- producing doctors, teachers, lawyers.