Alumni in Action

‘Sway in the Morning’ producer Kelly Kinkaid says: ‘It’s all about passion.’1
- Alumni in Action, Featured, Slider, 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, Slider, 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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JSU alum Jay Clipp showing the world how to keep spinning 0
- Alumni in Action, Featured, Winter 2018
- January 23, 2019
by Rachel James-Terry It’s a muggy late night in Dallas. Inside Sandaga 813 lounge, a healthy crowd of bodies covers the back patio. People sit on picnic tables; others blow hookah and some order to-go plates from a food station in the corner. But almost everyone is dancing. Jason Straughter, aka Jay Clipp, is responsibleREAD MORE
Alumni Notes 0
- Alumni in Action, Winter 2017 Issue
- March 5, 2018
Aaron Banks is Jackson's newly elected City Councilman for Ward 6. He served as a crime prevention officer for the Hinds County Sheriff ’s Department, a constituent services representative under Mayor Chokwe Lumumba Sr., a city clerk under Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and deputy chief administrative officer of quality of life under Mayor Tony Yarber.READ MORE
Mayoral Sisterhood 0
- Alumni in Action, Featured, Winter 2017 Issue
- March 5, 2018
by L.A. Warren Two visionary alums from Jackson State University have taken their advocacy to the city halls of Pelahatchie and Woodville by becoming mayors of their hometowns. Recently elected Pelahatchie Mayor Ryshonda Harper Beechem and Woodville Mayor Keshia Stewart Ford serendipitously met each other this summer during a meeting in Biloxi for the National
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‘Sway in the Morning’ producer Kelly Kinkaid says: ‘It’s all about passion.’1