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ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï president to speak at memorial service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr.
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï President M. Christopher Brown II is the guest speaker for a memorial service commemorating the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4 at noon at St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville. The service is presented by Simmons College of Kentucky. The public is invited to attend.
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï President M. Christopher Brown II releases book about Race and Stratification in Postsecondary Education
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï President M. Christopher Brown II released his 17th book Tuesday, March 27 that examines colleges and universities around the world with a majority of African, African-American and other black-designated student populations. While campuses like ÍøÆسԹÏ, Howard, Morehouse, and Florida A & M dominate the national discussion, there are also similar universities on the African continent, South America,...
Heritage Assembly speaker explores Black history in the Commonwealth
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï honored the past and looked to the future recently during its 2023 Heritage Assembly. Chaka Cummings, executive director of The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, provided the Heritage Assembly address. Cummings explored Black history through the thematic framework of award-winning scholar of Black history education Dr. LaGarrett King - Power, Oppression and Racism; Black Agency, Resistan...
A Different Kind of Buffalo
Fish Rescue at Buffalo Trace Distillery In April 2025, Frankfort, Kentucky, experienced a near-record flood, with the Kentucky River cresting less than one inch below the historic 1978 flood level. During such highwater events, the river’s main channel currents become extremely swift, prompting local fish populations to seek refuge in backwater areas where the current is less intense. As the floodwaters recede, fish can become trap...