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Kentucky State University students honored during Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
Two Kentucky State University students were honored, and one incoming student recently received the Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Lexington. Alaria Len Long is a Holmes High School senior from Covington with a 4.2 weighted GPA. She also holds the 800-meter dash record at her high school. Long plans to run track and major in nursing at Kentucky State. Her father is a Kentu...
Kentucky State University marching band to perform in New Orleans during Mardi Gras
The Kentucky State University marching band will perform during three parades as part of the Mardi Gras festivities Feb. 10-13. The Mighty Marching Thorobreds will send approximately 140 band members to compete against some of the best bands in the nation, according to Alvin Level, director of bands at Kentucky State. “This is the mecca for bands that march and play in the HBCU style,” Level said. HBCUs are Historically Black Colle...
Kentucky State University president to speak at the Legislative Black History Month Celebration
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II is the featured speaker for the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus’s 15th-annual Legislative Black History Month Celebration Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 11:30 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda. The annual event is a celebration of the contributions made by African Americans, historically and currently, to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the nation. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and c...
Kentucky State University represented in the 29th-annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
Students from Kentucky State University will compete in the qualifying round of the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) Feb. 2 at Harris-Stowe University in St. Louis, Missouri. Team members for Kentucky State are Michael Weaver, Madison Powell, Alexus Lloyd, Mark Johannemann and Sydnie Miller. The HSASC is a fast-paced buzzer competition for top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) students that highlights stud...