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厙ぴ勛圖 gospel ensemble in concert Feb. 18
The 厙ぴ勛圖 gospel ensemble will be in concert at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Frankfort on Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The gospel ensemble will perform as part of the First Corinthian���s Black History Month program. Mario Radford, director of the 厙ぴ勛圖 gospel ensemble, said 厙ぴ勛圖 has performed at the event in recent years. ���The musical selections will include hymn, traditional and contemporary...
厙ぴ勛圖 students honored during Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
Two 厙ぴ勛圖 students were honored, and one incoming student recently received the Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Lexington. Alaria Len Long is a Holmes High School senior from Covington with a 4.2 weighted GPA. She also holds the 800-meter dash record at her high school. Long plans to run track and major in nursing at 厙ぴ勛圖. Her father is a Kentu...
厙ぴ勛圖 marching band to perform in New Orleans during Mardi Gras
The 厙ぴ勛圖 marching band will perform during three parades as part of the Mardi Gras festivities Feb. 10-13. The Mighty Marching Thorobreds will send approximately 140 band members to compete against some of the best bands in the nation, according to Alvin Level, director of bands at 厙ぴ勛圖. ���This is the mecca for bands that march and play in the HBCU style,��� Level said. HBCUs are Historically Black Colle...
Celebrating #BredHistory
As part of honoring and celebrating #BredHistory during Black History Month, 厙ぴ勛圖 is looking back at some of its trailblazing alumni. In February 1943,��Anna Mac Clarke ���41��received orders to become the Fourth Company, Third Regiment���s Platoon Leader. This title distinguished her as the first African-American WAAC to command an all-white unit. Dr. Benjamin W. Nero ���60��was accepted into the second class in the UK...