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Ribbon cutting to highlight new dining locations at Kentucky State University
Kentucky State University will host the grand opening of its new dining locations Jan. 29 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., on the second floor of the Carl M. Hill Student Center. Kentucky State University President M. Christopher II will conduct a ribbon cutting at noon and invites all to attend. The retail dining locations, collectively named 86 + Mane and located in the newly renovated area near Underwood Dining Hall, are Starbucks, WO...
Kentucky State University to host Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech competition
Kentucky State University is the host location for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech competition, as part of the Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence (EMBODI) program. The event is the result of a partnership with Kentucky State and Louisville and Frankfort Alumnae chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. According to Kristel Smith, president of the Frankfort Alumnae Chapter, the focus of the...
Kentucky State University alumnus recognized as one of Wisconsin's most influential black leaders
A Kentucky State University alumnus was recently recognized for his hard work by being named one of Wisconsin’s most influential black leaders by Madison365 in its annual Black Power list of influential black leaders. Major Cooper, a 2005 and 2008 graduate, said he was shocked to find out he was on the list. “I really try to be humble and not put a lot of work on the internet because I was raised that as a Thorobred you enter to le...
History came to life at Kentucky State University Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly
Assembly attendees were enthralled by the historical account Milton Carver Davis gave of growing up in Tuskegee during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in nearby Montgomery. Davis, former assistant attorney general in Alabama, as well as the 29th general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, recalled life as a six-year-old in Tuskegee. His mother was a public-school teacher and his father was a World War II combat veteran. “My...