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Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter to headline ĢƵ Women’s History Month Assembly

Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter to headline ĢƵ Women’s History Month Assembly

March 15, 2021

A two-time Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter will headline ĢƵ’s homage to women’s achievements and impact on history during its 2021 Women’s History Month Assembly on March 18 at 11 a.m. The public can view this event on Zoom using meeting ID 980 1850 3350 and passcode 391226.   Kelsey Scott, best known for her role as Anne Northup in the Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave” and as Wes Gibbins’ mother, Rose...

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Midnight Star’s Reggie Calloway regaled ĢƵ students, faculty and alumni

Midnight Star’s Reggie Calloway regaled ĢƵ students, faculty and alumni

March 15, 2021

Notable ĢƵ alumnus Reggie Calloway of the musical group Midnight Star shared memories and advice for aspiring students during a virtual Music Seminar Series recently.  Calloway told of his hunger to make music early on, skipping his senior prom to go on tour in what he called the Las Vegas ghetto. After performing in a battle of the bands every night, he knew he needed to go to college.  Thanks to an offer fr...

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ĢƵ alumna makes a difference through emergency medicine

ĢƵ alumna makes a difference through emergency medicine

March 15, 2021

A ĢƵ alumna practicing medicine in New York said she’d choose her alma mater all over again if given the chance.  Dr. Mollie V. Williams, currently the residency program director at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, said her journey from Brooklyn to Kentucky and back again has been an interesting one.  “Who would have believed that a little Black girl from the projects in Brooklyn, New York; born to a single moth...

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ĢƵ president talked about addressing inequity during Leadership Louisville Center’s Thought Leadership Series

ĢƵ president talked about addressing inequity during Leadership Louisville Center’s Thought Leadership Series

March 15, 2021

ĢƵ President M. Christopher Brown II was a panelist at the recent Leadership Louisville Center Thought Leadership Series entitled “How Kentucky’s Two Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are Addressing Inequity.” President Brown gave a brief history of ĢƵ, its mission and notable alumni and outlined the importance of HBCUs as one of three organisms responsible for African American prog...

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