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Pre-Game Symposium

Building on the vision of the forefather of both institutions and fulfilling their mission of being beacons of change, Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) and Livingstone College (LC) expanded the Commemorative Classic to include a Symposium on Black and Minority Male Crises. The Symposium serves as the precursor to the annual Commemorative Classic Football Game.

JCSU and LC join with the leadership of an inter-denominational coalition, which includes churches in North and South Carolina to host the Symposium. The theme of the Symposium is: “Black/Minority Males Taking Flight Through Personal Development, Knowledge Sharing and Commitment to Community.”

The goal of the Symposium is to define the corrective strategies employed on a regional basis that will assist in preparation for manhood and engaged citizenship, thus mediating the crises among Black and other minority males.

Topics to be covered include health and wellness, relationship development, leadership development, gang and violence prevention, etc. Presentations by dynamic speakers and researches on these topics are scheduled to appear.

Livingstone College

Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary were originally founded as Zion Wesley Institute by a group of A.M.E. Zion ministers for the purpose of training ministers in the Cabarrus County town of Concord, North Carolina in 1879. The Rowan County town of Salisbury, just 20 miles northeast of Concord, gave the Trustees a generous donation of $1,000 and an invitation to relocate the school in Salisbury. They accepted both gifts, and the College re-opened in Salisbury in 1882 with Dr. Price as President. The new site was J. M. Gray's farm called Delta Grove, which consisted of one building and 40 acres of land. For more information, Click Here.

Johnson C. Smith University

Founded and chartered as Biddle Memorial Institute in 1867, renamed Johnson C. Smith University in 1923; JCSU is a private, four-year, co-educational, liberal arts institution of higher learning with an enrollment of approximately 1,563 students located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina. JCSU offers active learning opportunities through personalized instruction, international study, faith development, career discovery and community service. For more information, Click Here.

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