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Heritage Assembly speaker explores Black history in the Commonwealth
Kentucky State University honored the past and looked to the future recently during its 2023 Heritage Assembly. Chaka Cummings, executive director of The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, provided the Heritage Assembly address. Cummings explored Black history through the thematic framework of award-winning scholar of Black history education Dr. LaGarrett King - Power, Oppression and Racism; Black Agency, Resistan...
Kentucky State University general counsel wrote chapter for new e-book
Kentucky State University’s general counsel recently contributed a chapter to a new book that has debuted with success. Lisa K. Lang, general counsel at Kentucky State, contributed a chapter for the new book “#Networked: How 20 Women Lawyers Overcame the Confines of COVID-19 Social Distancing to Create Connections, Cultivate Community, & Build Businesses in the Midst of a Global Pandemic.” The book is currently the number one bes...
Former KSU Interim President Dr. William Turner will discuss 'The Future of Blacks in Appalachia' at convocation
FRANKFORT — Prairie View A&M University Research Scientist and former Kentucky State University (KSU) Interim President Dr. William H. Turner will be the featured speaker at KSU’s Black History Month Series. The Harlan County, Kentucky, native will lecture on “The Future of Blacks in Appalachia” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, in Bradford Hall Auditorium. The convocation will be the conclusion of Kentucky State University’s Bl...
Kentucky State University agriculture professors receive nearly $60,000 to encourage organic agriculture
Kentucky State University’s Dr. Shawn Lucas and Dr. Marcus Bernard received a $59,626 grant to bring information about organic agriculture and careers in organic agriculture to minority and underrepresented stakeholders. The three-year grant is funded by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Black Grant, administered through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. The project is titled “Addressing diversity, equity...