Alumni in Action

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- Alumni Focus, Alumni in Action
- July 28, 2020
LaMonte Pierce Discuss a problem. Or solve one. LaMonte Pierce patented a revolutionary drinking straw at JSU. Judge Carlton W. Reeves United States District Judge Carlton W. Reeves, a native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, assumed office on Dec. 30, 2010. Reeves was nominated by President Barack Obama. Rita Brent Jackson State University alumna Rita BrentREAD MORE
Bloodied witness unsuccessfully aided mortally wounded Gibbs 0
- Alumni in Action, Featured, Spring 2020
- April 1, 2020
By L.A. WARREN “Why did you shoot them?” asked Gregory Antoine, a student at Jackson State College in 1970 who witnessed, immediately approached and questioned local and state police after they unleashed a hail of gunfire that killed two unarmed students and injured a dozen others. Dr. Antoine, a 1972 graduate of Jackson State andREAD MORE
Fashion fulfills purpose 0
- Alumni in Action, Slider, Spring 2020
- March 20, 2020
Bonnita "BeBe" Jones is a style maven, blogger and entrepreneur. She is also the CEO of Row A Seat 1. (photo by Charles Smith/JSU) By LATOYA HENTZ-MOORE For BeBe Jones, fashion fulfills her purpose Fashion blogger, style maven and entrepreneur Bonnita "BeBe" Jones has spent the last two decades fulfilling her purpose. As a youngREAD MORE

‘Sway in the Morning’ producer Kelly Kinkaid says: ‘It’s all about passion.’1
- Alumni in Action, Featured, Winter 2018
- February 13, 2019
By Rachel James-Terry Kelly Kinkaid, supervising producer of the popular Sirius XM radio show “Sway in the Morning,” popped a bottle of champagne, refilled the glasses of her guests and proposed a toast. It was the Saturday morning of Jackson State University’s 2018 homecoming weekend. Kinkaid, a JSU alum, hosted an inaugural breakfast at the
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Averyhardt making return bid to LPGA Tour 0
- Alumni in Action, Winter 2018
- February 13, 2019
By Maxine Greenleaf Growing up, professional golfer and Jackson State University alum Shasta Averyhardt spent time tagging along with her father to golf courses in Flint, Michigan. By the age of 7, she had become enticed by the sport, and in 2011 she would become the first African-American on the LPGA Tour in a decade.
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Dr. Doom: NFL Hall of Famer Ex-linebacker Brazile aims to position JSU for greater success 0
- Alumni in Action, Athletics, Cover Story, Featured, Winter 2018
- February 4, 2019
The Jackson State University alum noted that out of tens of thousands who play football in parks, local schools, college and the NFL that he’s now part of an elite group. “There are only 318 Hall of Famers, and I’m No. 312.” However, before the suspense was over in the Hilton hotel, he and his
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