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Midnight Star’s Reggie Calloway regaled ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students, faculty and alumni
Notable ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumnus Reggie Calloway of the musical group Midnight Star shared memories and advice for aspiring students during a virtual Music Seminar Series recently. Calloway told of his hunger to make music early on, skipping his senior prom to go on tour in what he called the Las Vegas ghetto. After performing in a battle of the bands every night, he knew he needed to go to college. Thanks to an offer fr...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumna makes a difference through emergency medicine
A ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumna practicing medicine in New York said she’d choose her alma mater all over again if given the chance. Dr. Mollie V. Williams, currently the residency program director at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, said her journey from Brooklyn to Kentucky and back again has been an interesting one. “Who would have believed that a little Black girl from the projects in Brooklyn, New York; born to a single moth...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï received generous commitment from rapper Jack Harlow
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and HBCUs around the country benefited from exposure and fundraising the NBA All-Star weekend provided by featuring HBCUs, but ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï got an extra boost. Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow made a commitment to donate his winnings from a 2-on-2 celebrity basketball game to ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and Simmons University in Louisville. Harlow and Quavo defeated 2Chainz and Lil Baby 21-7 in the matchup. H...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï student spearheads 100th anniversary remembrance service for man lynched outside Versailles
A ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï student was the spark needed to remember the name and life of Richard W. James, a Midway resident lynched 100 years ago. Micah Lynn, a ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï student and Woodford County resident, was featured by WTVQ for bringing forth the idea of a remembrance service. Click here to read more about the March 13 service.