<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2021/05/kentucky-state-university-president-to-serve-as-co-moderator-of-homage-to-william-e-cross-jr.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>05/03/2021</pubDate><title>Kentucky State University President to serve as co-moderator of "Homage to William E. Cross Jr."</title><author/><summary/><image><img src="https://www.kysu.edu/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images/dr-m-christopher-brownii-featured-image.jpg" alt="Kentucky State University President to serve as co-moderator of &#34;Homage to William E. Cross Jr.&#34;"/></image><caption/><description>Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II will serve as the co-moderator of “Homage to William E. Cross Jr.” at 5 p.m. PST on May 26.  The program is a celebration of Dr. William E. Cross Jr. for his lifetime contributions to Black studies and psychology. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Cross’s article on Nigrescence: Black Racial Identity Model, published in Black World in 1971.  This event is co-sponsore...</description></item>