Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2010-12-03

Duration: 00:06:29

Subjects: Stewart, Polite, Jr. | Southern University and A & M College | HIGHER EDUCATION

Contributors:

• Sanford, Shauna Host
• Whinham, Charlie Host
• Sanford, Shauna Producer
• Crews, Keith Photographer
• Woods, Virnado Photographer
• Stewart, Polite, Jr. Interviewee
• Bagayoko, Dialo Interviewee

This segment from the December 3, 2010, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s profile of Polite Stewart, Jr., a 16-year-old junior at Southern University in Baton Rouge. Stewart discusses: being challenged by his professors; the lessons instilled in him by his parents; his recent conference presentations in Washington, D.C. and Italy; the impact of his experience at Southern’s Timbuktu Academy; and the importance of staying focused. Sanford also interviews Dr. Dialo Bagayoko, the director of the Timbuktu Academy, who discusses his view of the law of human performance. Hosts: Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford