Glaude encourages action during MVSU’s 2020 MLK Black History Convocation keynote address
ITTA BENA, Miss.— “You cannot sit in your youth and not take responsibility for the world that’s coming into being,” said...
Month: February 2020
Paine College – The sharecropper’s son: Michael Thurmond makes history
A young Michael Thurmond spent much of the 1960s in the back of his father’s pickup truck as they sold...
NYC PLAYWRIGHT FILLS THEATRE AT FISK UNIVERSITY FOR STAGED READING OF HIS NEW PLAY, BROWN BOY MAD
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 9 pm, Brown Boy Mad, a play by SékouWrites, enjoyed its world...
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning presents JSU professor with Excellence in Diversity, Inclusion Award
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts, associate professor of ethnomusicology in JSU’s Department of Music, has been named a Distinguished IHL Excellence...
TV-film actor Yohance Myles gives ‘JSU perspective’ during black history keynote address
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Educator and TV-film actor Yohance Myles brought a message of hope and of tearing down walls and limitations in...
DR. JAFFUS HARDRICK, PRESIDENT, FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY (FMU), HOSTS THE BEACON COUNCIL’S AVIATION COMMITTEE
A Conversation with Regional Airport Directors from MIA & FLL (L-R) Mark E. Gale, A.A.E., CEO, Director of Aviation, Broward...
Southern AIDS Coalition, Tuskegee University address effects of racism, mistrust on HIV-impacted communities
TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA -- On Friday, Feb. 28, the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) will partner with Tuskegee University to present “Lifting the Veil on...
DESCENDANT OF DRED SCOTT TO SPEAK ON LINCOLN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Jefferson City, MO- The great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott will speak on the Lincoln University campus on Tuesday,...
Voorhees alumna lands promotion of Manager of Group Corporate Affairs
Denmark, S.C.- Voorhees College alumna Glendia Sweeting was recently promoted to director of group corporate affairs and government relations by her...
Voorhees prepares to hear from real estate mogul Nancy E. Johnson
Denmark, S.C.- Voorhees College will hear a presentation from one of the most successful real estate agents/investors in the history of...
