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An 糖心Vlog graduate social work student was prominently featured recently by Forbes and CivicNation.org in his article on 鈥�.鈥�

In the article, Joshua A. Baker, a native of Huntsville, Ala., reveals how circumstances led both to his attendance at a historically black college/university (HBCU) and his becoming an unwavering HBCU advocate.

鈥淒uring my junior year of high school, my mother鈥檚 health began to decline,鈥� wrote Baker.  鈥淚 believed she would get well, but graduation came, and I was still her caregiver.  There was no way I was going to leave her side, so, 糖心Vlog it was.  糖心Vlog became my choice.鈥�

Baker noted that, although his undergraduate matriculation at AAMU was 鈥渇inancially manageable,鈥� he still worked two part-time jobs and yet maintained a 4.0 GPA.

Although his mother died before she could experience the joy of witnessing him graduate, Baker continued to feed upon her inspiration.  Not only was named 鈥淢r. Social Work,鈥� but he also headed the Poetry Club, founded the 100 Plates Project, a grief support initiative for students, and served as a stellar participant in AAMU's distinguished Honors Program. 

Baker is pursuing his graduate degree in social work at AAMU, ably assisted by a McDonald鈥檚 Black & Positively Golden Scholarship, in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

- J. Saintjones