{"id":84091,"date":"2024-01-23T03:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=84091"},"modified":"2024-01-24T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:16:00","slug":"40th-annual-utoledo-conference-for-aspiring-minority-youth-scheduled-jan-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/01_23_2024\/40th-annual-utoledo-conference-for-aspiring-minority-youth-scheduled-jan-27","title":{"rendered":"40th Annual UToledo Conference for Aspiring Minority Youth Scheduled Jan. 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black Thought, co-founder of the legendary band The Roots, iconic hip-hop MC, three-time Grammy Award winner and a leader of The Tonight Show house band, will speak at UToledo\u2019s 40th annual Conference for Aspiring Minority Youth on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Roland Martin, host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, who Ebony magazine named four times as one of the 150 Most Influential African Americans in the United States, also will speak at the event.<\/p>\n

\"Black

Black Thought<\/p><\/div>\n

The event, sponsored by Toledo Excel, a longtime scholarship incentive program at UToledo, and Owens Corning, begins at 8:30 a.m. in Thompson Student Union Auditorium.<\/p>\n

Advance registration is required for the free, public conference for seventh- and eighth-graders, high school students and parents. Community members are welcome as well.<\/p>\n

For more information and to register, visit the Toledo Excel website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As co-founder of The Roots, the beloved house band for\u00a0\u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u201d\u00a0for more than a decade, and a multi-hyphenate creative, Tariq Trotter \u2014 aka\u00a0Black\u00a0Thought \u2014 has quietly affirmed himself as one of the most prolific and powerful voices in hip-hop, winning three Grammy\u00a0Awards and three NAACP Image Awards. In 2022,\u00a0Black\u00a0Thought\u00a0teamed up with Danger Mouse for their acclaimed collaborative album,\u00a0\u201cCheat Codes.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Roland

Roland Martin<\/p><\/div>\n

A longtime journalist, Martin is the host and managing editor of \u201c#RolandMartinUnfiltered,\u201d the first daily online show in history focused on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective. Martin was a senior analyst for the Tom Joyner Morning Show, where his twice-a-week segment was heard by millions of listeners on upwards of 100 stations. He is the author of three books: Listening to the \u201cSpirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith,\u201d \u201cSpeak, Brother! A Black Man\u2019s View of America\u201d and \u201cThe First: President Barack Obama\u2019s Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Established in 1988, Toledo Excel helps underrepresented and low-income students, including African, Asian, Hispanic and Native Americans, achieve success in college. Through summer institutes, academic enhancement activities and guidance through the admission process, students increase their self-esteem, cultural awareness and civic involvement.<\/p>\n

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