Jackson State University will hold its’ Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony for the Spring Semester on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 8:00 A.M., Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. All graduating students should plan to arrive by 6:30 A.M., in order to line up to march into the facility under the leadership of the Faculty and Student Marshals. […]
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Former Obama-era AG Loretta Lynch to keynote Tuskegee University spring graduation
Loretta Lynch, the nation’s first female African-American U.S. attorney general, will serve as Tuskegee University’s commencement speaker during its 134th Spring Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 11. A leading progressive voice during her 30-plus-year highly distinguished career, Lynch was appointed at the 83rd U.S. attorney general by President Barack Obama in April 2015 and served […]
Actress Regina Hall to Deliver Commencement Address at Dillard University
Dillard University will hold its 83rd Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 8 a.m,, on the historic Avenue of The Oaks. Dillard is elated to announce that Regina Hall will be the 2019 Commencement Speaker. Hall is the first African-American woman to win the New York Film Critics Circle choice for Best Actress. Known for […]
Top 15 Quotes to Remember by Booker T Washington
On April 5, 1856, Booker T. Washington was born. He is recognized as a great leader of the African American community, founder of Tuskegee University, a famous alumnus of Hampton University, and so much more. Top 15 Quotes The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who […]
Tom Joyner Foundation Highlights Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. 112 Years of Service
[Dallas, TX – December 4th, 2018] Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) the first Black, inter-collegiateGreek-lettered fraternity, celebrates 112 Years of Service Today. Alpha Phi Alpha was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It evolved into primarily a service organization and provided leadership and service during the Great Depression, World Wars, and Civil […]
Participants in Dark & Lovely Program Visit NY
Tom Joyner Foundation/Dark and Lovely® Five Semi-Finalists Who Could Win $2,000 Scholarships Participate in NY Program Students are part of Young Women with a Purpose Project and assigned mentors from L’Oreal USA The five dynamic semi-finalists who are part of the Tom Joyner Foundation and Dark and Lovely® Young Women with a Purpose Project participated […]