North Carolina A&T Alumni in the News

On Feb. 2, 1960, Sandy Royster ’64, who at the time was the Freshmen Class treasurer, was sitting in his biology class when Franklin McCain shared with him what happened on the day before. He had shared with his classmates that himself, Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Joseph McNeil and David Richmond walked downtown and “sat – in” at the…

This article is based on the experiences of Mr. Pollard Stanford ’61 in honor of his brothers Lorenzo ’61 and Carl Stanford ‘ 63. In the late 1950s and 60s, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University athletics were at an all-time high of winning championships for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).  It was a very familiar euphoric feeling…

  H.J. Russell & Company (Russell), one of the largest minority-owned real estate development and construction services firms in the United States, announces the promotion of Curtis Wilson ’91 from Director of Program Management/Project Controls to the Vice President of Transportation & Infrastructure within the Program Management Division. In his new role, Wilson will lead and direct the program management…

On behalf of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Alumni Association, Inc., we would like to wish Mrs. Julia S. Brooks a Happy 95th Birthday, and Mrs. Sallie Pendergraft a Happy 100th Birthday.   Mrs. Julia S. Brooks is well-known for her service and commitment in the North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Association, Inc. and becoming the first…

Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, CPA ’96, an expert in white collar crimes and an associate professor at DePaul University, can now add to her resume that she is an award-winning filmmaker. On July 10, 2018, her first film, “All the Queen’s Horses,” a documentary on one of the biggest fraud cases in American history, debuted on Netflix. “As a professor…

Ryan Major ’08, has been an entrepreneur for more than five years and the road to entrepreneurship has not been an easy one, but the process has been all worth it. He is the founder and president of Triangle Business Systems, located in his hometown of Durham, North Carolina, where he has grown his business to be one of the…

In today’s society where so many negative statistics are facing African American males, Rictor Craig ’03 has made it his life’s mission to empower and educate boys of color. A former teacher and principal, he is now the founding director of instruction at Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys located in Washington, D.C. “Working in education for more than 15…

If someone told Keir Garner ’17 four months ago that he would be performing at one of the largest music festivals with one of the top artists in the world, he probably would not have believed you. However on April 14, he stood on stage at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival behind Beyoncé and did just that.…

Josephus Thompson, III ’01 is a man of extraordinary passion who is living his life to the fullest as a spoken word artist, educator and entertainer. For more than 20 years, he has committed his time and energy to using the power of his voice and inspiring others to be heard. He has become the go-to poet in Greensboro, North…

Dwayne Pinkney ’85 has spent most of his career in higher education playing an integral role in the various facets of the university administration. For more than 14 years, he has worked at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his current title is the chief financial officer and senior associate vice chancellor for finance and operations. On…