By Steven Banks/Clarion News
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY – Mister Lincoln, Austin Branch, departed campus Wednesday for the Mister HBCU Kings’ Leadership Competition being held Jan. 26-30, 2022 in St. Louis.
Branch, 22, from Sikeston, Mo., is a senior agriculture major. While in St. Louis, he will be networking and competing against other HBCU kings. According to misterhbcu.org, the competition is designed to support, honor, and strengthen the role of HBCU campus kings.
“I really hope to network, build lifelong friends, and have fun,” said Branch shortly before departing from Scruggs.