Michael Jordan scholarship sends student to Winston-Salem State tuition-free

Posted Mar 6, 2019
After applying for 35 scholarships, Javondre Cole didn’t expect it would be a shoe box that would change his life. Last summer in a gymnasium filled with his cheering peers, Cole was handed a simple blue box emblazoned with the word “Wings.” Inside the box was a certificate, signed by Michael Jordan, notifying Cole that he had been granted a full scholarship. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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