‘McKeesport HBCU VISION’ awards scholarships to college students  

AMYCA WILSON, RAVEN BIVINS, MIRACLE KELLY AND NYA O’NEAL, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS THANKS TO NEW ORGANIZATION& MCKEESPORT HBCU VISION, FOUNDED BY DENISE SINKLER, PICTURED AT BACK LEFT. Just like the Mighty Marching Panthers at Clark Atlanta University, alumna Denise Sinkler has stepped on the field with her new organization, “McKeesport HBCU VISION,” and everyone’s taking notice. Born and rasied in McKeesport, Sinkler said the moment she stepped onto Clark Atlanta University’s campus, it “changed my life.” Historically Black Colleges and Universities are not talked about enough in the Pittsburgh region, Sinkler told the New Pittsburgh Courier, so her new organization came onto the field; not with drums and dance moves, but with checks. NYA O’NEAL, RIGHT, WITH HER MOTHER, REV. AISHA TATE. Five Black students, primarily McKeesport Area High School graduates, received book scholarships of $600 each in August 2024. They were: Kalea Armstrong (Morgan State University); Grace Walker (North Carolina A&T); Safiyah Allen-Crane (Clark Atlanta University); Raven Bivins (Jackson State University); and Miracle Kelly (Coppin State University). And then on Dec. 28, 2024, Sinkler’s new organization gave out two more $600 book scholarships, to Amyca Wilson (Central State University) and Nya O’Neal (Howard University). RAVEN BIVINS, RIGHT, WITH DENISE SINKLER....