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ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç to host Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech competition

January 17, 2020

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç is the host location for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech competition, as part of the Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence (EMBODI) program. The event is the result of a partnership with ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç and Louisville and Frankfort Alumnae chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. According to Kristel Smith, president of the Frankfort Alumnae Chapter, the focus of the...

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History came to life at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly

History came to life at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly

January 17, 2020

Assembly attendees were enthralled by the historical account Milton Carver Davis gave of growing up in Tuskegee during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in nearby Montgomery. Davis, former assistant attorney general in Alabama, as well as the 29th general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, recalled life as a six-year-old in Tuskegee. His mother was a public-school teacher and his father was a World War II combat veteran. “My...

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ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç alumnus recognized as one of Wisconsin's most influential black leaders

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç alumnus recognized as one of Wisconsin's most influential black leaders

January 17, 2020

A ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç alumnus was recently recognized for his hard work by being named one of Wisconsin’s most influential black leaders by Madison365 in its annual Black Power list of influential black leaders. Major Cooper, a 2005 and 2008 graduate, said he was shocked to find out he was on the list. “I really try to be humble and not put a lot of work on the internet because I was raised that as a Thorobred you enter to le...

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ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç to receive Target field trip grant

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç to receive Target field trip grant

January 13, 2020

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç was recently notified it has been selected as a recipient of a 2020 Target Field Trip Grant. The grant, managed and administered by Scholarship America, was launched in 2007 to fund learning opportunities outside the classroom. Students of the Promising Youth Center for Excellence will benefit from the field trip grant. To be eligible for the grant, institutions must be willing to plan and execute a field...

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