ITTA BENA, Miss.— “You cannot sit in your youth and not take responsibility for the world that’s coming into being,” said Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. to young people sitting among the audience in Mississippi Valley State University’s Carver A. Randle Auditorium. “We are in the
On Friday, February 21, 2020, God called one of his precious jewels, Deacon Byron Keith Burney, to his eternal home. He was predeceased by his parents Thelma Hart Burney and James Horace Burney of Norfolk, father-in-law, Major J. Whitaker of Hampton, Virginia, and godson Nicholas Bond
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts, associate professor of ethnomusicology in JSU’s Department of Music, has been named a Distinguished IHL Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award winner by the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.. “I’m humbled to have been considered and nominated
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Educator and TV-film actor Yohance Myles brought a message of hope and of tearing down walls and limitations in a recent keynote address at Jackson State University’s Black History Convocation in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium. Myles encouraged the audience to discover and share unheard
A Conversation with Regional Airport Directors from MIA & FLL (L-R) Mark E. Gale, A.A.E., CEO, Director of Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department; Dr. Jaffus Hardrick, President, FMU; Alex de Gunten, Business Development Officer, Heico Aerospace Corporation; Lester Sola, Aviation Director & CEO, Miami-Dade Aviation
TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA — On Friday, Feb. 28, the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) will partner with Tuskegee University to present “Lifting the Veil on HIV.” This summit, held at sites near and on the university’s campus, will address the implications racism and medical mistrust have on communities impacted by
Jefferson City, MO- The great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott will speak on the Lincoln University campus on Tuesday, February 25. Lynne M. Jackson, President and Founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, will speak at 7 p.m. in Thomas D. Pawley Theatre in
Denmark, S.C.- Voorhees College alumna Glendia Sweeting was recently promoted to director of group corporate affairs and government relations by her employer Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) for the Port Group Limited (PGL). Sweeting has been a member of the group of companies since 2013. She
Denmark, S.C.- Voorhees College will hear a presentation from one of the most successful real estate agents/investors in the history of South Carolina, Nancy E. Johnson, as a part of the Black History Month speaker series. In 1986, Johnson became the first African- American realtor to
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South will make history again when its recent New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons halftime show is shown at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Southern Conference. The meeting will be Feb. 20-22 at Northwestern State