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Kentucky State University students learned about Frankfort’s Crawfish Bottom
Kentucky State University recently students visited the Kentucky Historical Society to view the North Frankfort Redevelopment Appraisals Collection. The students are enrolled in Dr. Mary Barr’s urban sociology class, where they have spent multiple weeks learning about Frankfort’s historical African American neighborhood known as Crawfish Bottom. The students attended a panel discussion at the Paul Sawyier Public Library to hear ora...
Kentucky State University students encouraged to participate in strengthening communities during Heritage Assembly
Kentucky State University students, staff, faculty and administration heard words of wisdom from Dwayne M. Murray, Esq. during the 2020 Heritage Assembly. Murray, the 31st Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., said it’s important to celebrate our heritage by giving honor to those who came before us, who fought against the injustices in this country. “Our ancestors were filled with wisdom beyond their years,” Murray s...
Kentucky State University professor completed fellowship in Senegal
A Kentucky State University professor was awarded and completed a research fellowship from the Council of American Overseas Research (CAORC) – West African Faculty Development Seminar in Senegal recently. Dr. Erin Wiggins Gilliam, an associate professor of history and a Kentucky State alumna, spent most of January in Senegal, where she traveled throughout the country. Gilliam said the highly competitive fellowship immerses faculty...
Kentucky State University alumnus finds success in business
A Kentucky State University alumnus has found his niche in business. Nocomis Miner II, a 2016 graduate and a Detroit native, is the owner-operator of Cardinal Nutrition in Louisville. “I’ve always wanted to own a business, but I was not exactly sure what that would look like because I had several ideas in mind,” Miner said. “I’ve always been a hard work and go-getter, so owning my own business came naturally to me. I just needed to...