WHO: The Texas Rangers is partnering with the Tom Joyner Foundation, MAJIC 94.5FM, 97.9 The Beat, and Republic National Distributing Company to host the HBCU Diamond Night, recognizing current students and alumni from Historically Black Colleges & Universities.
WHEN: 3:05 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 2023.
WHERE: Globe Life Park, 734 Stadium Drive, Arlington TX 76011.
WHAT: A limited number of 500 tickets are available for sale with a portion of the proceeds going to the Tom Joyner Foundation, a 25-year-old, 501c3 that helps support students attending HBCUs. Use this link https://fevogm.com/event/Texasrangers7 to purchase tickets today. If you’re interested in bulk group purchases, please contact Isaiah Yates, iyates@texasrangers.com.
HBCUs were formed to provide access to education to Blacks who were denied access to other universities. The U.S. Department of Education reports that there are 99 HBCUs around the country with 327,000 students. Here are several key facts about HBCUS:
- Nine of the top 10 colleges that graduate most of the African American students who go on to earn Ph.D.s are HBCUs.
- More than 50 percent of the nation’s African American public school teachers and 70 percent of African American dentists and physicians earned degrees at HBCUs.
- Over half of all African American professionals are graduates of HBCUs.
- Spelman and Bennett Colleges produce over half of the nation’s African American women who go on to earn doctorates in all science fields; more than produced by the Ivy League’s Seven Sisters combined (Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Rad-cliffe, Smith, Wellesley, and Vassar Colleges).
