Black Excellence: Linwood Riddick
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/10/nx-s1-5394509/college-grad-sc-state-orangeburg-massacre
Linwood Riddick went to Vietnam to serve in the military, at an age when many people choose to go to college. Instead, he pursued his college diploma when many are busy enjoying retirement.
On Friday, Riddick graduated from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C., two days before his 80th birthday, the school said in a news release. He came out of retirement to get his college education.