JSU receives $25,000 from Los Angeles alumni chapter
- Alumni in Action, Fall 2016 Issue
- January 13, 2017
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
READ MOREBy L.A. Warren The 16-year-old already was struggling to raise his younger siblings because his mother was strung out on drugs, but then things got more complicated when a 20-minute rapid test revealed he was HIV-positive. Christopher Lane, now a Jackson State University employee and doctoral student, was the teenager’s mentor as part of a
READ MOREBy Charles A. Smith He was a smart kid, good at math. Maybe he would be a marine biologist, or an architect. But ultimately, he turned to his first passion —art. And it didn’t take him long to make a distinct impression. Today, works by Jackson State University alum Felandus Thames hang in galleries both
READ MOREBy 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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