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Tyra Banks to campaign for Clinton at Morehouse & Spelman homecoming

In this Oct. 26, 2015 file photo, Tyra Banks arrives at Media’s Tribute to African-American Achievements in Television at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Banks is trading the catwalk for the classroom. The former host of “America’s Next Top Model” and “FABLife” will teach students at Stanford University in May 2017. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
In this Oct. 26, 2015 file photo, Tyra Banks arrives at Media’s Tribute to African-American Achievements in Television at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Banks is trading the catwalk for the classroom. The former host of “America’s Next Top Model” and “FABLife” will teach students at Stanford University in May 2017. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
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Oct 28, 2016

Entertainer and actress Tyra Banks is scheduled to visit Atlanta on Saturday to campaign for Hillary Clinton at the homecoming weekend of Morehouse and Spelman colleges.

Banks, the former host of “America’s Next Top Model,” will visit homecoming tents and talk to students and voters about the importance of casting their ballots and why she is supporting Clinton, a Democrat, for president.

The event is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at the intersection of West End Avenue and Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard.

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