Street Scenes: BMOA Sponsors HBCU College Tour

Street Scenes

Black McDonald’s Operators Association Support Chicagoland Students on the 21st annual PUSH Excel HBCU College Tour.

Chicagoland high school students preparing to depart from Operation PUSH Headquarters for the 2019 HBCU College Tour, April 13, 2019.  Photo Credit: John L. Alexander

The Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) recently sponsored a collection of Chicagoland high school students to participate in college tours visiting historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) across the southeast United States. In conjunction with Operation PUSH and the PUSH Excel program and Metropolitan Family Services and the Upward Bound program, the BMOA along with other community partners helped send nearly 150 local students on the tour during their Spring Break.

April 13 – 20, students will visit seven HBCUs including Fisk University, Tennessee State University, Kentucky State University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Florida A&M University.  The support of education in African American communities is a strategic pillar for the BMOA, which is why they chose to support the tours and sponsor some of their own McDonald’s employees to attend.

“At McDonald’s we fully support providing our young people with opportunity through both employment and through educational initiatives like the 2019 HBCU College Tour, says BMOA President Derrick Taylor. Support of this tour is just one of the ways that the BMOA attempts to give back to communities we serve. We hope the students have an enriching experience on the tour and that it will inform  their decision to pursue higher education once they finish high school.”

Photo Above Right: Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer poses with two students before they leave for the 2019 HBCU College Tour with the PUSH Excel program. April 13, 2019. Photo Credit: John L. Alexander

Photo Left: Students pose with Rev. Janette Wilson (RainbowPUSH) and BMOA members Derrick Taylor and Cheryl Taylor before departing Operation PUSH headquarters. The 2019 HBCU Tour will visit seven historically black colleges and universities across Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Florida. The tour will also make stops at significant cultural and historical locations along the way. April 14, 2019. Photo Credit: John L. Alexander

 For more info on the tours, visit  www.pushexcel.org and www.metrofamily.org. For more info on the BMOA, visit www.BMOAChicagoland.org