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JSU student artist Kalin Norman presented his debut exhibition through a PowerPoint presentation entitled ‘We Thee Culture’ during the grand re-opening of Gallery One. Students also painted on the walls creating three murals which were showcased during this event. The creative drawings served as an introduction to the on-campus art gallery, which is to tell the story of Jackson State students.
“As a student myself, a lot of my peers feel like they are not being heard, so this space is a place where everyone is heard and can express their individual stories,” says Norman. “Mentally, my peers feel like there is a certain standard of how to act and look while on the main campus, but once you cross Dalton street, there is a shift, the rules are different, almost as if you are off-campus. In this space, Jackson State is the backdrop and the students are the headliner.”
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Students in the Journalism and Media Studies Department were urged to have good work ethic, develop their natural talent and be coachable as they step into the work world of broadcast media.
As part of the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters @ JSU Job Fair, professional broadcasters from Mississippi radio and television stations talked to and interviewed students in media production and multimedia journalism and gave them advice and feedback on their broadcast career aspirations.
Tim Walker, general manager at WTOK in Meridian, urged students to consider getting their professional start at the small market, community-minded stations in Mississippi. Walker, who has 46 years of experience in the broadcast business, said his station, which is the second oldest in the state, takes pride in giving young people a start.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”3970″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/1″][vc_empty_space height=”32px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]“Small markets like you have in Mississippi are places where people can get in and learn by trial and error. We get the opportunity to shape their early years, and they get to move on to do great things,” he said.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/1″][vc_empty_space height=”32px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/1″][vc_separator_pr style=”default” top_margin=”none”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/1″][vc_empty_space height=”32px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text=”Brothers show love and leadership at JSU” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”3975″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
Brothers LaCurtis Powell, 22, Jaquan Powell, 20, and David White, 18, don’t mind a little family-friendly competition, which is one reason they all ended up at Jackson State University.
“My brothers are 20 percent of the reason I came to Jackson State. I’ve wanted to come here since ninth grade,” said David White, who is majoring in criminal justice and political science – a combination of his brothers’ majors.
LaCurtis Powell was the first to attend the HBCU in 2015, where he was nominated Mister Freshman. Jaquan Powell enrolled in 2017 and was also designated Mister Freshman. White enrolled in 2019, and guess what?
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Yes, he is the current Mister Freshman. Furthermore, LaCurtis and Jaquan Powell both held the title of class president.
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Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center has received a generous $450,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its capacity and that of the COFO Civil Rights Education Center. The grant will allow the Margaret Walker Center to hire an oral historian who will oversee a division with more than 2,000 interviews, digitize the center’s research collection, and purchase new equipment for conducting oral histories. The grant will be funded over three years.
“The Margaret Walker Center is deeply indebted to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and I am grateful for Mellon’s confidence in the work that we are doing at the center,” said Dr. Robert Luckett, director of the Margret Walker Center.
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