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ĢƵ received generous commitment from rapper Jack Harlow

ĢƵ received generous commitment from rapper Jack Harlow

March 10, 2021

ĢƵ and HBCUs around the country benefited from exposure and fundraising the NBA All-Star weekend provided by featuring HBCUs, but ĢƵ got an extra boost.  Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow made a commitment to donate his winnings from a 2-on-2 celebrity basketball game to ĢƵ and Simmons University in Louisville. Harlow and Quavo defeated 2Chainz and Lil Baby 21-7 in the matchup.  H...

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ĢƵ student spearheads 100th anniversary remembrance service for man lynched outside Versailles

ĢƵ student spearheads 100th anniversary remembrance service for man lynched outside Versailles

March 8, 2021

A ĢƵ student was the spark needed to remember the name and life of Richard W. James, a Midway resident lynched 100 years ago. Micah Lynn, a ĢƵ student and Woodford County resident, was featured by WTVQ for bringing forth the idea of a remembrance service.  Click here to read more about the March 13 service.

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ĢƵ broadcast student received accolades for original script

ĢƵ broadcast student received accolades for original script

March 8, 2021

A ĢƵ student recently placed in the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) student scriptwriting competition.  Senior mass communication and journalism major Kailen Olison won third place for her original script “Something New'' from the BEA.  Olison’s script placed in the Mobisode/Webisode category of the student scriptwriting competition.  Olison, a graduating senior, is also a member of the ĢƵ s...

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ĢƵ president and assistant professor of piano featured in New York publication

ĢƵ president and assistant professor of piano featured in New York publication

March 8, 2021

ĢƵ President M. Christopher Brown II and assistant professor of piano Donald Allen Lee III were recently featured in the Press-Republican in Plattsburgh, New York.  Lee is performing a virtual concert entitled “Adaptations” March 13 and was described by the Press-Republican as the perfect segue from Black History Month to Women’s History Month.  The story discusses Lee’s upcoming program and the influence of...

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