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Mr. TSU Taylor Getwood Wins 19th Annual Mister HBCU

Posted on Monday, January 30, 2023

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Mr. Texas Southern University, Taylor Getwood, now holds a new title: the 19th Mister HBCU.

He beat out 21 other HBCU kings at the Mister HBCU Kings’ Leadership Conference and Competition on January 28 in St. Louis, Missouri to become the first Mr. TSU to win the coveted title.

"To God Be The Glory,” Getwood said. “As I give all glory and praise to God and embark on this journey as ‘Mister HBCU,’ I want each of my fellow Tigers to remember that we all have a purpose in life. Walk unapologetically in your purpose, be authentically you, and step up to fulfill your purpose. We are each worthy of the crown that we bear, wear it with pride!"

The Mister HBCU Kings’ Leadership Conference and Competition was created to support, honor, and strengthen the role of HBCU campus Kings. The mission is to enhance the leadership skills of males attending HBCUs by creating an infrastructure for leadership that enables them to develop as spokespersons, role models and leaders in their respective universities and communities, while participating in competition to serve as the reigning Mister HBCU.

At the competition candidates were judged in three main categories:  oratory, talent, and presentation/image.

Finalists additionally were judged on ease of manner.

In the oratory competition candidates delivered a three-minute speech responding to a prompt: “Why Not a King?” Articulation, elocution, content, presentation, and projection during delivery were scored during the delivery of the three-minute speech.

The Leadership Conference provides registered Kings the opportunity to engage in interactive workshops that focus on leadership development, personal and professional development, community and social engagement.

A video of the competition can be accessed through the Facebook page of the Kings’ Leadership Conference here

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Last updated: 01/30/2023