Ivory Gipson (2021)
Louisiana Young Heroes
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Awards
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-07-16
Duration: 00:04:31
Subjects: Louisiana Young Heroes
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Gipson, Ivory Interviewee
- Spielfogel, Lucas Interviewee
Description
This segment from the 2021 Young Heroes show features Andre Moreau’s profile of Ivory Gipson, a senior at Northeast High School in Baton Rouge. Gipson is a three-sport varsity athlete, school leader, and excellent student. He received a full academic scholarship to Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and hopes to become the first person in his family to graduate from college. Moreau interviews Ivory Gipson and Lucas Spielfogel, the executive director of the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition.