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Âé¶¹Éç gospel ensemble in concert Feb. 18

Âé¶¹Éç gospel ensemble in concert Feb. 18

February 12, 2018

The Âé¶¹Éç gospel ensemble will be in concert at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Frankfort on Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The gospel ensemble will perform as part of the First Corinthian’s Black History Month program. Mario Radford, director of the Kentucky State gospel ensemble, said Kentucky State has performed at the event in recent years. “The musical selections will include hymn, traditional and contemporary...

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Âé¶¹Éç to offer implicit bias cultural competency training

Âé¶¹Éç to offer implicit bias cultural competency training

February 9, 2018

Âé¶¹Éç will offer implicit bias cultural competency training Feb. 20 on its campus. Edward L. Palmer, chair of the Kentucky Subcommittee on Equity and Justice for All Youth (SEJAY) is the featured presenter. Sessions are planned from 9 a.m. until noon or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Hathaway Hall 123. Attendees will include first responders, school counselors, court designated workers, college students, university faculty...

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Celebrating #BredHistory

Celebrating #BredHistory

February 9, 2018

As part of honoring and celebrating #BredHistory during Black History Month, Âé¶¹Éç is looking back at some of its trailblazing alumni. In February 1943, Anna Mac Clarke ’41 received orders to become the Fourth Company, Third Regiment’s Platoon Leader. This title distinguished her as the first African-American WAAC to command an all-white unit. Dr. Benjamin W. Nero ’60 was accepted into the second class in the UK...

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Âé¶¹Éç students honored during Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

Âé¶¹Éç students honored during Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

February 9, 2018

Two Âé¶¹Éç 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...

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