Ditto. I wholeheartedly respect his efforts. He's not even an alum of Morris Brown.

I cannot wait to see how this turns out. I am sure he would mobilize a very strong board of directors.

Soror CT4 I think he would as well. I think I also heard something like he sold his company for like $54M, and wants to do something with that money.

...Instead of GIVING IT AWAY, he wants to continue to educate our people. I wonder if "O" while she's on her "bus" will stop by D-town to chit chat with Tom about assisting in this endeavor. :confused: I guess you (schools) have to have "name recognition" to get money from O. :rolleyes:

Yeah he sold it to Radio One. He had offered to buy it a few years ago but was turned down. So I believe he offered again.

I am listening to the rebroadcast now via tjms.com. Within another 10 minutes, they will rebroadcast his interview with Soror Vashti.

I just know the strength of an Omega man with his Omega brothers behind him. :D

ETA: The interview just started.

Ah, thanks for this. I didn't know he'd sold his company. That's all I was really asking - whether he planned to do it on his own or was going to call on some help from other rich folks.

Maybe I'm a cynic, but sometimes it takes someone with some name recognition to get a lot of people on board to support a cause. Joyner has a much higher profile than Johnetta Cole when she managed to steer Spelman to one of the most successful (and largest) endowment campaigns in the school's history -- including all that Oprah money. If Dr. Cole managed to do that and she wasn't really a household name, I can only imagine what might happen at MoBrown with Joyner's help. I really hope he's successful, because MoBrown gives hope to a lot of students who would otherwise never go to college.

For clarity:
When I said name recognition, I meant the school...
Morris Brown v. Spelman v. Lane College etc etc...

i just want to be clear: how is Morris Brown the only "truly Black" school in the AUC?

Meaning it's the only school at the AUC that was founded by an African-American. Typically speaking I don't like to get into "real" black vs. "fake" black discussions, but I think it's an important historical distinction to point out.

Interesting...
YDLSNE, Soror Ideal! :D

Interesting. very very interesting.

:eek: :o

I think your choice of classification of "truly black school" and the reasoning behind your classification is very ironic.

And that's cool. But I guess I have a soft spot for MoBrown, and feel even more of a need to save it than the other schools at the AUC because of its origins.

Maybe using "real" was a poor choice of words. I'll admit that, especially since I don't think that there is such a thing as "authentic" blackness, but I'm not here to turn this into a thread about me.

I've always been disappointed that more of "us" -- especially those of "us" with fat pockets -- didn't step to MoBrown's aid when it was first announced the school was in trouble. I was also disappointed with the way that the MoBrown students were treated by the administrations at CAU, Morehouse, and Spelman after the school lost it's accreditation. But if Joyner's really serious about this, and it seems like he is, all I can say is better late than never.

According to Tom Joyner, he approached "Someone" years ago with the same offer and they rejected him. :( I think it is great that he is willing to do it, then and now. It is sad that a lot of folks who have the financial means to help Morris Brown ignored it, but oh well. I am sure Tom will get that school together. But say he gets possession Fall 2005, let's not knock him if no progress is made by 2006. It will take time.

Maybe once he picks the ball up and starts to run, others will "join his team."

Why should "O" give money to a school that has demonstrated (by its administration) it's inability to manage funds well? I'm unfamiliar with any stories about Spelman and/or Morehouse mismanaging funds.

Kudos to Oprah for donating funds. Some alums don't have or never felt a desire to give back (financially speaking) to the institutions they matriculated from. And I wish T. Joyner well in his endeavors to turn Morris Brown around.

I dunno....maybe it's just me, but I don't see the problems that Morris Brown had being washed away because TJ wants to buy it. I applaud him for stepping up and taking initiative because I know a few Morris Brown alum who haven't even stepped foot back on the yard since they graduated.

From my understanding (and someone can correct me if I'm wrong) but the main reason for Morris Brown's situation is due to mismanagement of funds, thus loss of accredidation, thus loss of programs. I think some restructuring needs to be done (and TJ could be the person to do this)before a large sum of money is put back into the school. Because if the same people are handling the money, this could happen again.

Just MHO...:cool:

Definitely. His heart is in the right place. Today he offered Tyrone Willingham a job as MB's head football coach. :D