The Power of Secrets: Anthony Ferguson at TEDx UIowa

Anthony Ferguson, Jr is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. Ferguson came to the University of Iowa in the fall of 2010 from a small private high-school, Gilman School, on a full athletic football scholarship. Once realizing that he had a different calling was in a different area, Ferguson left the team and started blazing a new path for himself. He went on to start his own organization, Young, Black, & Educated, as well becoming an active member in the Iowa City Community. Ferguson has structured everything he does around mentoring and giving back to his community. His strong belief in reaching back has also landed him in India, where he studied aboard, and in Ethiopia and Guyana where he completed two mission trips. Ferguson is currently a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity Inc., Vice President of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, a Resident Assistant for University Apartments, and most recently an AmeriCorps Member.

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