Kajah Kennedy

Beyonce’s Coachella performances highlight black culture

During her April 14 and April 21 sets at the festival, Beyonce took the stage as Coachella’s first woman of color to headline the festival since its inception in 1999 and gave performances heard around the world. Beyonce took Coachella and the internet by storm. Her performance brought black culture to mass media in a […]

Alumni share their UM experiences ahead of Black Alumni Reunion weekend

The 2018 Black Alumni Reunion kicked off a four-day weekend yesterday with a wide range of activities including an alumni and student networking panel and a standup comedy show, underscoring this year’s expanded programming. The Black Alumni Reunion, which takes place every three years, draws as many as 800 attendees from across the country and […]

First female African-American UM Law School graduate speaks on campus today

The Honorable Constance Slaughter-Harvey, who made her mark as the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Mississippi School of Law and later as the first African-American woman judge in the state of Mississippi will discuss her life, struggles and success tonight in Weems Auditorium. The event, titled  “Because of Her We Can,” […]

UM Southern studies students premiere short documentary at film festival

A short film created by University of Mississippi Southern studies students will make its premiere at the Oxford Film Festival. The film, “Randy Weeks, Mississippi Songwriter,” was created by Keerthi Chandrashekar, Je’Monda Roy and Jimmy Thomas, who all served as co-producers for the project. The film is the product of a three-day film workshop the […]

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