{"id":848,"date":"2026-08-10T05:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/?p=848"},"modified":"2026-08-10T05:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:46:02","slug":"castalia-hbcu-college-tour-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/?p=848","title":{"rendered":"Castalia HBCU College Tour 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Annual Deacon Jessie R. Broom, Jr. Memorial<br>HBCU College Tour&nbsp;<em>2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications for the 18th Annual Castalia College Tour are now available! \u00a0Please download the application here: (<a href=\"http:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CastaliaCollegeTourApp2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>) \u2026 or submit online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/CastaliaTour26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/CastaliaTour26<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tour is open to students in grades 9\u201312 from any school district, regardless of religious affiliation. The planned college visits include (subject to change):&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson State University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jackson, MS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tougaloo College&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jackson, MS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xavier University of Louisiana&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Orleans, LA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dillard University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Orleans, LA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southern University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Baton Rouge, LA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wiley University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marshall, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grambling State University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Grambling, LA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions\/information about this College Tour, please contact Bro. 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