During the Mr. Black Penn State Pageant on Saturday, the coveted title came down to one question.

"What organization or group would you choose to support and why?" one of the emcees asked the final two contestants, Michael Fontain (junior-telecommunications) and Eric Charity (sophomore-international politics). Fontain and Charity were tied for first place.

Fontain said he would want to create unification in the black community, and Charity replied that he would choose AIDS and poverty prevention programs.

Charity eventually claimed the title of Mr. Black Penn State 2008, with Fontain coming in second and Mark Anthony Fraser (senior-biobehavioral health) placing third.

The pageant was hosted by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., with the theme of "Living The Legacy."   more »