80-Year-Old HBCU Grad Inspires A New Generation: "If I Can Do It, You Can Do It" | Essence

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80-Year-Old HBCU Grad Inspires A New Generation: "If I Can Do It, You Can Do It" | Essence

Most people graduate from college in their early 20s. Linwood Riddick did it just shy of his 80th birthday. And while some may see that as unconventional, for Riddick, it […]

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