(JACKSON, Miss.) — Misti A. Munroe is the new associate vice president for Business and Finance at Jackson State University. She will report to Vice President/Chief Financial Officer Howard Brown, who expressed confidence in her experience in the public and private sectors, with emphasis in finance, portfolio management, banking and alternative investments. “I’m very excited…
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SOUTHERN LACED TAKES FIVE WITH OMEGIA
SL: Tell us about yourself. How did you get into creative writing? OK: My creative writing started at a very young age. I come from a large family and I used to sit under the dinning room table and make up stories about my family. My Star Wars action figures had scripts that had nothing…
R&B Singer/Rapper Jake Wil Talks New Single, Music Video Release And More
INTERVIEWER: Sadé Kelly We got in touch with Jake Wil to talk about the pandemic, his new single and video set to be released later this month. Here is what he had to say… How has the pandemic affected your music career? I honestly don’t think the pandemic affected my music much outside of the…
RENEE RAMORE HAIR CARE BRINGS SCIENCE TO HAIR FOR WOMEN OF COLOR
Celebrity Chicago Hairstylist Launches New Coconut Infused Hair Care System For All Hair Types (Black PR Wire) Celebrity hairstylist Tacara Renee Hammons, recognized as Tacara Renee in the beauty industry and CEO of Renee Ramore Hair Care today launches a new coconut-infused, three-part hair care system that richly hydrates without affecting the unique curly hair…
Jackson State University names Alonda Thomas associate vice president of University Communications
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Alonda Thomas is the new associate vice president for University Communications and chief communications officer at Jackson State University, effective July 6. Recently named one of PRWeek’s Women to Watch and PRNews’ Top Women in PR, Thomas will be responsible for brand and reputation management, marketing, media relations and strategic communications. “I’m…
Honors Student Services director at JSU wins national advisor of year honor
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Dr. Pamala Heard, a director of Honors Student Services and Activities at Jackson State University, has been selected as the 2021 Laura Taddeucci Downs National Advisor of the Year by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. After a rigorous selection process, Heard was chosen from a pool of more than 300 higher…
Recent political elections propel Jackson State University alums to leadership positions
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Several Jackson State University alums have reason to celebrate after winning their campaigns for political seats throughout Mississippi on June 8. Melanie Townsend-Blackmon was elected mayor of Drew, Mississippi. Brian Grizzell was elected to the Jackson City Council, replacing outgoing councilman De’Keither Stamps’ seat. Grizzell will oversee the Highway 80 corridor, which…
MAX 94.1 FM WYAD’s hosts its second virtual awards ceremony for its 7th Anniversary in September
With the world forever changed since the Coronavirus Pandemic, MAX WYAD 94.1 FM is once again adapting by hosting its Anniversary event as an online celebration. On Saturday, September 11th @ 4p.m. central/5p.m. eastern media personality Cyrus Webb will host the event on the station’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wyad941fm/, interviewing the station’s management and discussing what the station hopes…
Five Star Lodge Event Venue in Brandon, MS Hosts Open House in June
As the state of Mississippi is opening up and preparing for the summer, so is Five Star Lodge Event Venue. Located at 252 Clover Valley Blvd. in Brandon, MS, the property will host a free Open House on Sunday, June 27, 2021 from 5p-8p.m.. During the Open House the public is invited to get a…
Tweet about JSU’s Golden Class of 1970 tragedy, commencement goes viral and sparks convo among thousands, reaches millions
(JACKSON, Miss.) — One tweet. One tweet about Jackson State University’s Golden Class of 1970 has gone viral on Twitter, the microblogging and social networking platform, receiving over 9,000 likes, 2,300 retweets and 5 million-plus impressions (views). On Saturday, May 15, the tweet was posted during the Golden Class of 1970’s commencement ceremony and the 51st…
Jackson State University student is denied then accepted into dream graduate program
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Statistically, there are approximately 3.1 percent black occupational therapists in the U.S., according to the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 2015 Salary & Workforce Survey. Brandon Franklin, a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, plans to change that soon. On Saturday, May 8, 2021, Franklin graduated from Jackson State University with a bachelor’s degree in Health,…
Jackson State University accomplished theater major gets full-tuition scholarship to MFA program at University of Iowa
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Most people choose their career paths. However, for Michael Taylor acting chose him. Taylor graduates this spring with a bachelor’s degree in theatre and is attending the University of Iowa in the fall to pursue an MFA in acting. Taylor has secured an offer for a full-paid tuition, a teaching assistantship, an…
NSF provides Jackson State University $150,000 grant to improve diagnosis, develop cancer therapy using artificial intelligence
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The National Science Foundation has awarded Jackson State University a $150,000 research grant to implement machine learning/artificial intelligence for potentially improving cancer treatment and survival. The project is being led by Dr. Jian-Ge Zhou, an assistant professor in JSU’s Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences. His study of light emissions could…
Battling fibromyalgia, Jackson State University graduating business student lands job at Top 10 accounting firm
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Meet Alyssa Benton. A 22-year-old accounting and finance double major from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Benton, like so many college students, came to JSU with an academic plan that led to her securing the position of audit associate at the sixth-largest accounting firm in the U.S. — Grant Thornton. “Before my arrival to campus,…
After earning his bachelor’s, Jackson State engineering honor student will enter Columbia University’s graduate school, aims to continue life-saving research
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Hezekiah Williams will earn his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering this weekend after arriving at Jackson State University as a transfer student from a community college, racking up numerous awards and honor society inductions along the way. His next stop? A fully funded master’s program at Columbia University in New York City….
EXCLUSIVE: An Excerpt From MyronJ The Coach’s New Book ‘Married, Divorced, but God’
Married, Divorced, but God takes you on a journey of self-discovery with MyronJ The Coach as he grows from personal loss. Myron shares his personal story of domestic abuse, revealing the emotions and thoughts felt during his marriage. Throughout the book, he shares how his actions affect his children and other family members. MyronJ shares…
Jackson State University hires deputy executive director of Mississippi Legislative Budget Office as its new CFO
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University names alumnus Howard Brown Jr. as its new chief financial officer. He’s currently the deputy executive director for the Mississippi Legislative Budget Office (LBO) and will assume his CFO role on May 3. The Greenwood native currently resides in Brandon and has been with the LBO for more than…
NYC REALTOR EUGENIA FOXWORTH ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF REAL ESTATE (FIABCI –USA)
Established realtor Eugenia Foxworth earned many achievements over the years through her work. As the head of the New York City based Foxworth Realty, she successfully helped homeowners save their brownstone properties from foreclosure within the Harlem area where her office is located – this during at time years ago when the USA economy was…
Jackson State University student goes Hollywood after stirring ‘American Idol’ audition
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University student Deshawn Goncalves visibly moved the “American Idol” judge during his piano playing audition of “Everything Must Change” by Nina Simone. Goncalves’s emotion-laced performance earned him a ticket to Hollywood. “That was powerful. I needed you today. Just consider yourself hugged, OK,” said Richie. “I don’t know where you…
Jackson State’s $470,000 Homeland Security award aims to increase awareness of natural disasters through emerging technology
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is the recipient of a Department of Homeland Security Scientific Leadership Award totaling $470,000. Funds will be used for a collaborative interdisciplinary effort to integrate Emergency Management Technology and meteorology in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) In addition, the award will help form a partnership with Copiah-Lincoln Community…
$469,000 Homeland Security grant to Jackson State will help target minorities for careers in emergency management, disaster preparedness
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University has been awarded a $469,000 interdisciplinary grant from the Department of Homeland Security to prepare underrepresented undergraduate minority students to successfully enter graduate programs or careers in emergency management and/or disaster preparedness, with a STEM emphasis. The Homeland initiative is called the Community Resilience Engaging Advanced Training and Education (C.R.E.A.T.E.). It involves fields…
Jackson State University alum makes history as first African American, first male president of Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University alum Dr. Gary B. Crosby has been selected unanimously by the Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) Board of Trustees to serve as the institution’s eighth president in Morristown, New Jersey. He has nearly 20 years of advanced innovative administrative experience in higher education. “I am deeply honored and humbled, and…
Jackson State University employees show themselves getting vaccinated, urge others to do the same
(JACKSON, Miss.) — A number of Jackson State leaders and employees who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine say it’s important to protect family, friends and others from the deadly virus that has claimed so many people throughout the nation. In fact, as more vaccines become available, there’s been an uptick in the number of people…
JSU senior Powell attends prestigious Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute, lands USDA internship
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jaquan Powell believes in making the most of an opportunity. During the fall, the senior spent five days attending a leadership institute hosted by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Powell, a political science major, then parlayed the moment into an internship with the United States Department of Agriculture. “It was like over…
Jackson State’s Biology chair Turner is among distinguished faculty honored with IHL Diversity, Inclusion Award
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Dr. Timothy Turner, chair of the Department of Biology at Jackson State University, is a recent recipient of the annual Diversity and Inclusion Awards ceremony by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning. The event, held virtually this year during Black History Month, celebrates campus and community…
