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83-year-old man bags PhD from US university, set to earn fresh Bachelor’s degree in Law

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83-year-old man bags PhD from US university, set to earn fresh Bachelor’s degree in Law

83-year-old man bags PhD from US university, set to earn fresh Bachelor’s degree in Law

Johnnie W. Jones, an 83-year-old retired military officer, achieved a milestone in his life: he became the oldest Black person ever to earn a PhD in sociology from Louisiana State University (LSU). Jones enlisted in the US Marine Corps at 18, and then left the military in 1973. He decided to pursue his education and enrolled in university night classes to complete his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Due to the war, he was unable to continue his studies beyond the sixth grade.

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Johnnie Jones obtained his Bachelor’s degree in sociology at the University of Hawaii, then went on to pursue a Master’s degree in social work and a PhD in human ecology at LSU. However, his journey was far from easy, as a significant medical problem caused him to lose several years of study. Despite this setback, Jones was determined to succeed and persevered until he had accomplished his goal.

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Jones has no plans of stopping there – he now intends to complete a Bachelor of Laws. In an interview with The Advocate, he said: “Age is a fabricated restriction. The numbers 65, 75, 95, and 105 are not very magical. Your physical and mental fitness should serve as a guide for your conduct and activities.”

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Festus Conteh is an international youth that functions conveniently in all forms of writing including article writing, news, script, content writing, constitution and project/proposal writing. Writing is fun to Festus and has brought fame and recognition in his clime. In 2019, he was awarded best upcoming writer in an online writing completion that was organized by the Association of Sierra Leonean Authors (ASLA). After his impactful contribution to national development and cohesion through writing, he was nominated for the African Genius Award for the Best Writer in Africa Award Category an award he lost to one of the greatest African Writers - Chinua Achebe. In 2022, Festus was one of the applicants to the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) as Vice Chairperson (Policy and Advocacy) a process that met imperil feedback. As a freelancer, Festus has written articles for magazines, newspapers, and media houses and his articles have attracted big media houses including BBC, Aljazeera and Legit. Ng and is the Head of Programs at Salone Messenger a public relations firm based in Sierra Leone with the latest news and information. He is the founder of Africa’s Wakanda a platform that spotlight the beauty of Africa. Festus is also a perpetual volunteer in life-changing causes and has shown great commitment and dedication to being a catalyst and solution to the challenges faced by young people like himself. Festus currently serves as the Secretary General of the Africa Youth Leaders movement which is a network of youth between the ages of 20 – 30 years who have shown achievement, leadership potential and commitment to make a difference. Festus is also the Africa Focal Point of Youth for Change Initiative, which is a platform through which young people can access resources, be empowered and given the opportunity to grow to become useful members of society who will participate in the development of their communities and nation. Along with another Africa Youth platform, Festus has Co-Founded the Future of Africa initiative which is an advocate forum with the aim to bring together local and international socio-economic stakeholders to support innovative programs aimed at advancing the radical and practical progress of adoption awareness-vulnerable children and youth and youth leadership-through interlinking local, regional and international resources and opportunities.