Scholarship celebration honors Black college-bound seniors

Scholarship celebration honors Black college-bound seniors

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- Hundreds gathered at a Bloomington church on Saturday to celebrate Black excellence in the classroom.  The ceremony was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. It was sponsored by the Mentoring and Providing Scholarships Program, a local non-profit that mentors black students to learn etiquette, financial literacy and public speaking skills. More than $80,000 in scholarships were awarded to Bl…