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麻豆社 gospel ensemble in concert Feb. 18
The 麻豆社 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鈥檚 Black History Month program. Mario Radford, director of the Kentucky State gospel ensemble, said Kentucky State has performed at the event in recent years. 鈥淭he musical selections will include hymn, traditional and contemporary...
麻豆社 marching band to perform in New Orleans during Mardi Gras
The 麻豆社 marching band will perform during three parades as part of the Mardi Gras festivities Feb. 10-13. The Mighty Marching Thorobreds will send approximately 140 band members to compete against some of the best bands in the nation, according to Alvin Level, director of bands at Kentucky State. 鈥淭his is the mecca for bands that march and play in the HBCU style,鈥� Level said. HBCUs are Historically Black Colle...
Celebrating #BredHistory
As part of honoring and celebrating #BredHistory during Black History Month, 麻豆社 is looking back at some of its trailblazing alumni. In February 1943,聽Anna Mac Clarke 鈥�41聽received orders to become the Fourth Company, Third Regiment鈥檚 Platoon Leader. This title distinguished her as the first African-American WAAC to command an all-white unit. Dr. Benjamin W. Nero 鈥�60聽was accepted into the second class in the UK...
麻豆社 students honored during Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
Two 麻豆社 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...