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#TJFBHM18: George Washington Carver, African American Scientist & Tuskegee Institute Teacher

February 22, 2018 by Tom Joyner Foundation

Today in Black History we recognize the Peanut Man, George Washington Carver: George Washington Carver is an African American scientist and inventor best known for his research of peanuts. He put his stamp on Black History as a teacher at Tuskegee Institute where he served for over 20 years. Washington was born in Missouri, during […]

Services set for former JSU president, Dr. James A. Hefner

August 28, 2015 by sarterbery

Updated: 3:18 PM CST University Communications 601.979.2272 jsums.edu MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 28, 2015 Contacts:  Karyn S. Hollingsworth, executive director, 601-979-2272, karyn.s.hollingsworth@jsums.edu Olivia Goodheart, director, public relations, 601-979-1483, olivia.s.goodheart@jsums.edu Funeral Services Set for Former JSU President Hefner in Tennessee (JACKSON, Miss.) – Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Christ […]

Tuskegee University - Tom Joyner Foundation August 2015 School of the Month

Tuskegee University named August school of the month

August 1, 2015 by sarterbery

Updated: 8/3/2015 9:50 AM CST Tuskegee University, located in Tuskegee, Al., has been named the Tom Joyner Foundation ‘School of the Month” for August. The University was founded by Dr. Booker T. Washington on July 4, 1881. Dr. Washington was also the University’s first teacher. From a one room shanty to more than 100 major buildings and structures, […]

FAMU and participating universities make historic appearance before Congress

July 16, 2015 by sarterbery

Updated: 7/16/2015 12:00 PM CST By Tom Joyner Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2015 President Elmira Mangum to Congress: FAMU is Poised to Be a Global Leader in Agricultural Research and Innovation FAMU and Other 1890 Land-grant Universities Make Historic Appearance Before House Agriculture Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) […]

Al Joyner Memorial Scholarship

June 26, 2015 by nfoote

First African American Woman Gold Medalist, Alice Coachman Passes Away

July 15, 2014 by Cherie S. White

  The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, Alice Coachman Davis, has died in the US at the age of 90. Born in Albany, Georgia, on November 9, 1923, Alice Coachman made history at the 1948 Olympics in London when jumped to a record-breaking height of 5 feet, 6 and 1/8 inches […]

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