Joyner Foundation Supports JSU, Scholars
As a February designee of the Tom Joyner Foundation’s “School of the Month” fundraising campaign, a yearlong national spotlight beams on Jackson State University.
It aims to reel in donations from listeners of The Tom Joyner Morning Show. The show airs in more than 100 markets nationwide, reaching nearly eight million listeners weekly.
Joyner also put JSU in the spotlight when he spent several days in late April and early May broadcasting his show live from the WJSU-FM’s offices at the Mississippi e-Center@JSU.
During that time, he sat down with WJSU General Manager Gina Carter-Simmers for an exclusive interview on a range of topics, including police shootings of unarmed African-American males and the accompanying unrest; social activism; scholarships; and the future of college graduates and HBCUs. ONEJSU
Hercules Scholars
The Tom Joyner Foundation named four JSU students Hercules Scholars.
The scholars, recipients of $1,500 each, are Claude Davis Jr. of Harvey, Ill., a freshman majoring in accounting; Christian Williams of Memphis, Tenn., a freshman majoring in business;
Jeremy Anderson of Baton Rouge, La., a sophomore majoring in mass communications, and Marcus Sidney of Gretna, La., a junior majoring in earth system science.