Whereas visiting his alma mater, Nick Cannon had a full-circle second with an HBCU alumnus on the come-up within the media trade. Cannon obtained a shock Humanitarian Award at Howard College’s Bison Selection Awards on Monday, April 14. The occasion was a part of the college’s annual “Made within the Mecca” Springfest, hosted by Howard UGSA.
The second was a full-circle second for a few causes. Cannon graduated from Howard College with a Bachelor’s
of Science in criminology/administration of justice and a minor in Africana research in 2020, even serving as a digital graduation speaker for the establishment, because the companies have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
However, Cannon was additionally greeted by a well-known face from his transient stint as host of his eponymous speak present from 2021-2022. Christian Kornegay, a North Carolina A&T alumnus recognized by his stage identify CDK On The Mic, offered him with the award. Cannon assisted in paying off Kornegay’s tuition in 2021 alongside a number of different HBCU college students from numerous establishments.
In an announcement obtained by HBCU Pulse on ClutchPoints, Kornegay was humbled by the chance to be on stage with Cannon.
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“As a younger Black man who beat the chances, standing on that stage to honor Nick Cannon was greater than only a second, it was a mirrored image of every little thing HBCUs characterize,” Kornegay mentioned. “Nick modified my life when he paid my tuition, and that act of generosity embodies the tradition of giving, group and legacy we dwell by at establishments like Howard and North Carolina A&T. To go from receiving his assist to now recognizing him in entrance of the following era of Black excellence, it was surreal. That’s the facility of paying it ahead.”
Kornegay has had an amazing profession up so far. He constructed a reputation for himself in North Carolina as an occasion host, bringing trademark vitality and wit to occasions on faculty campuses and in the neighborhood. His tenacity earned him a shot at 102 Jamz, an city up to date radio station that broadcasts within the Piedmont Triad space of North Carolina.
Many notable media names, akin to former 106 & Park host Terrence J and Wild N’ Out featured comic B Dhat had their begin on the station and went on to noteworthy careers within the trade. Kornegay is already residing as much as that promise, as he continues to work on-air with the station as he excursions the nation as an occasion host.
As Cannon retains entertaining and provoking and Kornegay advances in his distinctive media journey, this second will need to have been significant for each of them.