80-Year-Old HBCU Grad Inspires A New Generation: “If I Can Do It, You Can Do It”

80-Year-Old HBCU        Grad Inspires A New Generation: “If I Can Do It, You Can Do It”

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 16, 2025

Most people graduate from college in their early 20s. Linwood Riddick did it just shy of his 80th birthday. And while some may see that as unconventional, for Riddick, it was right on time.

The Vietnam War veteran returned to the

Melissa Noel
Author: Melissa Noel

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