02/23/2021Kentucky State University students encouraged to defend HBCUs and public educationKentucky State University students encouraged to defend HBCUs and public educationThe Kentucky State University campus community and guests heard inspirational words from civil and human rights leader Benjamin T. Jealous virtually during the 2021 Heritage Assembly.  Jealous, former NAACP president, recalled when he was college-aged and working with the NAACP to stand up for HBCUs, which had been threatened with closure after a United States Supreme Court ruling. In Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State Universit...