HBCUs will be in the spotlight Wednesday night at TD Garden, as the Celtics host their first HBCU Night during their matchup with the Pelicans.
On the court, two of the NBA's top teams will face off with the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics battling the Western Conference No. 3-seed New Orleans Pelicans
Before and during Wednesday's game, the Celtics will host their first-ever HBCU Night to celebrate Historically Black Colleges and Universities.Sign up for NECN newsletters. The festivities will kick off with an HBCU alumni mixer, where approximately 60 attendees from Hampton, Howard, Morehouse, and Jackson State will gather before the game. HBCU alum Jessica Forest will perform the National Anthem, while the Divine 9 will perform at halftime.
Boston native and HBCU graduate Sharra Gaston also will be recognized as the night's"Hero Among Us" during an in-game presentation. Gaston co-founded the Boston HBCU Alumni Network, and since 2018 has positively changed the educational and professional trajectory of Boston’s youth of color through the HBCU Alumni Network’s college and career preparatory programs.
In addition, Samya Fernandes, who will be attending an HBCU in the fall of 2023, will be honored during the game with a scholarship presented by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and HBCU Night, Incorporated.
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