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Legendary professor and activist honored as first Atwood master teacher
A legendary professor and activist was recently honored with Kentucky State University’s first Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal Master Teacher award as part of the inaugural event in the Institute’s Master Teacher Lecture Series. Dr. Jayme Coleman Williams, 99, is a former professor at Edward Waters College, Shorter College, Morris Brown College, Wilberforce University and Tennessee State University....
Kentucky State University president delivered keynote address at Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration service
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...
Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal's Master Teacher Lecture Series begins April 5
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...
Kentucky State University to present the musical The Wiz
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....