Krishun Lovelace won the Mr. HBCU competition two weeks ago. He is the first Mr. HBCU from LeMoyne Owen College to win the title within the last 10 years. The last Mr. HBCU LeMoyne Owen College who won Mr. HBCU was Jerome Heard in 2008.
Lovelace is in his first month reign as Mr HBCU. His reign will last until the 2018-2019 school year. He currently is a senior at LeMoyne Owen College majoring in business and foreign languages.
He said that Mr. HBCU changed his mindset. He also said that he has become a better man because of the competition. The Mr. HBCU competition included a talent showcase, preliminary round, oratory, question and answer period, and other event surrounding the crowning of the winner.
During the competition according to Lovelace, the HBCU kings had workshops, worked community service, and attended several events leading up to the competition. Lovelace made it to the final eight competitors and won the competition.
He credits his mentor Ms. Ruby Minter for helping him win the competition. He said she pushed him everyday working on his oratory on the phone. Then Lovelace said Minter also made him practice everyday on the oratory and the Q and A section. Lovelace said helped him personally and professionally grow.
According to him, Lovelace also won Mr. Oratory for his speech during the competition. He won outlasting 17 other HBCU kings in the competition.
Lovelace said he is grateful for the competition, the time he put in, Ms. Minter helping him out and the experience of becoming Mr. HBCU.
HBCU (Historically Black colleges and Universities)…