Photo by Clement Britt
Richmond Free Press President-Publisher Jean P. Boone joins, from left, Virginia Union University distinguished professor Dr. Boykin Sanders, author and activist Dr. Cornel West and Raymond H. Boone Jr., Free Press vice president of new business development, at a reception and banquet honoring Dr. Sanders. The event, held April 25 on the VUU campus, honored Dr. Sanders on his 70th birthday for more than three decades of serving as a mentor, teacher and community leader. Dr. West is a professor emeritus at Princeton University.
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Dr. Boykin Sanders honored for distinguished career, service
Dr. Boykin Sanders wore a huge smile as he walked into the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center on the campus of Virginia Union University Saturday night, where about 200 people were gathered for a reception and banquet in his honor. Attendees broke into applause as he strode in holding his 3-year-old granddaughter, Sage, in his arms. Many were his former students at VUU, where Dr. Sanders has served as a professor and mentor for the last 32 years. The event also was a celebration of Dr. Sanders’ 70th birthday.
