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Tuskegee University Welcomes Rev. Kevin Peterman as Convocation Speaker for Homecoming 102: A Renaissance Family Affair

Thonnia Lee 29 October 2026 1 minute read

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Convocation Speaker for Homecoming 102: A Renaissance Family Affair

Rev. Kevin Peterman

Tuskegee University’s Homecoming celebration will close during the annual Homecoming Convocation when Rev. Kevin Lamár Peterman inspires attendees with a message of faith and perseverance.

Widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading millennial voices in ministry and civic life, Rev. Peterman is pastor of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church of Washington, D.C. and an advocate for social justice. He has been featured on CNN and NPR. He has served on the Board of Ezra Youth Seminary and co-founded the Ethnical Leadership and Racial Justice Initiative at the Howard University School of Divinity.

“Rev. Peterman has already made a significant impact on young people across the country and we are excited about bringing him to Tuskegee to share his passion with our students and alumni,” said Dr. Mark A. Brown, President and CEO. “We look forward to Rev. Peterman joining us during such a significant moment in the university’s history.”

A native of Newark, New Jersey, Rev. Peterman is an esteemed leader with an accomplished career in ministry, higher education, public service and nonprofit leadership. He joined the congregation of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church of Washington, D.C. —the oldest African American congregation in the nation’s capital – in May of 2025. Prior to that, he served as the Chief of Staff for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the nation’s largest education non-profit, which has raised more than $6 billion for students, colleges and universities.

A graduate of Howard University, he earned his master’s in Theological Studies from Princeton Theological Seminary and a master’s in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania. He also earned certificates in Black Church Studies and Clergy Ministerial Ethics from Princeton. In conjunction with his regular coursework, he has studied throughout China, Japan, Ghana, and South Africa.

In 2024, he was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers and Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College, which is among the highest honors bestowed upon African American clergy.

He is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the Prince Hall Masonic Order.