Billy Crystal After graduation from Long Beach High School in 1965, Crystal attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, on a baseball scholarship, having learned the game from his father, who pitched for St. John's University. Crystal never played baseball at Marshall because the program was suspended during his first year. He did not return to Marshall as a sophomore, instead deciding to stay in New York to be close to his future wife. He attended Nassau Community College with Janice and later transferred to New York University, where he was a film and television directing major. He graduated from NYU in
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh Step-by-Step Instructions on Taking Care of your Natural Hair", an instructional hair care manual with anecdotes about her experiences with Afro-textured hair. She also contributed essays for "The HBCU Experience Book," "Dining with the Ancestors," and "The Burden." Associated Black Charities operates a donor-advised Keymah Cultural Fund, which provides tickets to youth groups to attend theatrical performances and funds artistic groups that serve or comprise teens and children. There is a theater scholarship named for Keymáh at her alma mater, Florida A&M University. There is a medical scholarship named for her at Meharry Medical College. T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh served as