Kentucky State University supports the MLK Memorial March to Move

Kentucky State University supports the MLK Memorial March to Move

April 6, 2018

Kentucky State University faculty, staff and students marched along with hundreds of other community members as part of the March to Move event that commemorated the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.  Participants gathered on Third Street and Capital Avenue before marching up Capital Avenue and ending at the State Capitol steps. As the marchers forged ahead, melodic melodies from the Sons of Thunder Sh...

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Kentucky State University president delivered keynote address at Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration service

Kentucky State University president delivered keynote address at Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration service

April 4, 2018

Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II delivered the message during the Simmons College of Kentucky memorial service commemorating the 50th-anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. at St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer provided greetings to those assembled. “The battle for justice today, unfortunately, is ingrained in our history,” Fischer said. “We, as white Ameri...

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Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal's Master Teacher Lecture Series begins April 5

Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal's Master Teacher Lecture Series begins April 5

April 2, 2018

The Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal will welcome Kentucky native Jamye Coleman Williams, Ph.D. as the first presenter in its inaugural Master Teacher Lecture Series Thursday, April 5 at 11 a.m. in the Carl M. Hill Student Center Ballroom. The lecture is free and open to the public. At 99, Dr. Williams remains a powerful and vibrant authority on matters relating to education, religion and contemporary...

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Kentucky State University to present the musical The Wiz

Kentucky State University to present the musical The Wiz

March 30, 2018

The Kentucky State University presents the musical The Wiz, sponsored by the Division of Fine Arts Theatre, April 13-14 at 7 p.m. nightly in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall.  Chelsie Washington (Dorothy), Keshawn Coleman (the Cowardly Lion), Michael Weaver (the Tinman) and Malik Ligon-Johnson (the Scarecrow) star in this student performance. Tickets are $7 in advance, $5 with a student ID and $10 at the door....

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