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The Oakland Post

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The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

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2025 Keeper of the Dream Award recipient: Thy Hoang

Noah Francis, Features Editor February 19, 2025

The Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Award recognizes outstanding students who understand and embody Martin Luther King Jr’s message on interracial understanding. While she often saw past recipients as...

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2025 Keeper of the Dream Award recipient: Mackenzie Smith

Noah Francis, Features Editor February 5, 2025

The Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Award recognizes outstanding students who have helped foster interracial understanding and goodwill. Inspired and trained by several past recipients, Mackenzie Smith,...

Anika Noni Rose at Keeper of the Dream Scholarship celebration

Anika Noni Rose at Keeper of the Dream Scholarship celebration

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor January 22, 2025

Celebrating the legacy of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Oakland University welcomed author and actress, Anika Noni Rose to deliver a speech for the Keeper of the Dream Scholarship...

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2024 Keeper of the Dream Award recipient: Ashamoye Mullings

Noah Francis, Features Editor March 13, 2024

Ashamoye Mullings began her academic journey at Oakland University as a nursing major. However, she quickly realized she did not feel an intense passion for the nursing field. It became clear to Mullings...

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2024 Keeper of the Dream Award recipient: Tuger Xiong

Noah Francis, Features Editor February 7, 2024

Raised in sunny Sacramento, California, Tuger Xiong found a passion for the performing arts at an early age. Once Xiong auditioned for Oakland University’s Musical Theatre program, the rest became history....

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