Kelsey Scott encouraged Kentucky State University students to raise their voice in self-advocacy

Kelsey Scott encouraged Kentucky State University students to raise their voice in self-advocacy

March 19, 2021

The Kentucky State University campus community celebrated and honored the lives and work of women during its 2021 Women’s History Month Assembly.  During the summons to assembly, Senior Vice President of Brand Identity and University Relations Clara Ross Stamps said on this day Thorobreds honor and remember Kentucky State’s two female presidents, Dr. Mary Levi Smith-Stowe and Dr. Mary Evans Sias. “Because of their contributions to...

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Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter to headline Kentucky State University Women’s History Month Assembly

Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter to headline Kentucky State University Women’s History Month Assembly

March 15, 2021

A two-time Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter will headline Kentucky State University’s homage to women’s achievements and impact on history during its 2021 Women’s History Month Assembly on March 18 at 11 a.m. The public can view this event on Zoom using meeting ID 980 1850 3350 and passcode 391226.   Kelsey Scott, best known for her role as Anne Northup in the Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave” and as Wes Gibbins’ mother, Rose...

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Midnight Star’s Reggie Calloway regaled Kentucky State University students, faculty and alumni

Midnight Star’s Reggie Calloway regaled Kentucky State University students, faculty and alumni

March 15, 2021

Notable Kentucky State University alumnus Reggie Calloway of the musical group Midnight Star shared memories and advice for aspiring students during a virtual Music Seminar Series recently.  Calloway told of his hunger to make music early on, skipping his senior prom to go on tour in what he called the Las Vegas ghetto. After performing in a battle of the bands every night, he knew he needed to go to college.  Thanks to an offer fr...

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Kentucky State University alumna makes a difference through emergency medicine

Kentucky State University alumna makes a difference through emergency medicine

March 15, 2021

A Kentucky State University alumna practicing medicine in New York said she’d choose her alma mater all over again if given the chance.  Dr. Mollie V. Williams, currently the residency program director at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, said her journey from Brooklyn to Kentucky and back again has been an interesting one.  “Who would have believed that a little Black girl from the projects in Brooklyn, New York; born to a single moth...

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