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BY HBCU TIMES STAFF
TONY DEMARCO HANSBERRY I I
T ony DeMarco Hansberry II, born on June 29, 1994, is the eldest son of a Presiding Elder of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church and a registered nurse. Hansberry grew up in Jacksonville, FL and attended elementary, middle, and high school in Duval County. During these years, Tony was active in church activities, basketball, and even the Boy Scouts of America Organization, becoming an Eagle Scout in 2011. Regarded as “young, gifted, and Black,” Tony has been afforded many opportunities, since the year 2009, when he developed an innovative suture technique while a student at Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts. This project was influential in pushing Hansberry to consider a career in medicine. Tony is a Fall 2015 Honors graduate of The College of Science and Technology at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, where he received a of Bachelor Science degree in chemistry with a minor in biology. In 2019, Tony received a Master of Science degree in interdisciplinary medical sciences at Morsani School of Medicine, University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida. Currently, Tony is a second-year medical student at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. In 2020, Hansberry joined the United States Army through the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) with the intent of becoming a military surgeon. Mr. Hansberry’s favorite scripture verse is that of Proverbs 3:6, “In all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight.” It is this verse that increases Tony’s excitement for his future.
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