VSU Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc Probate
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Spring Hill College Gets First SIAC Win
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The Spring Hill College men’s basketball team earned a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference home victory versus the Fort Valley State University Wildcats by a score of 70-67 on Wednesday night at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center with freshman guard Jack Morrissey providing the heroics with a deep three ball off the right side with just 9 seconds remaining.
The Wildcats (0-10, 0-3 SIAC East) trailed 32-29 at intermission and by as much as 16 points at 49-33 with 11:32 left in the game, but rallied to tie the game at 59-59 at 4:02 when 7-foot, 300-pound FVSU center Ralph Wilson drained consecutive 3-point buckets from the top of the key in a 30 second time period.
Spring Hill rebuilt a 4-point lead at 2:39 and the score 66-62, but could not find a way to shake off a pesky Wildcat team who tied the game at 67-67 off 1-of-2 free throws by Jamall Garror with 45 seconds on the clock.
Senior Badger guard Robert Drummond then ran the shot clock down to less than 10 seconds before finding Morrissey three feet behind the arc for the winning points as two FVSU 3-pointers in the final eight seconds did not find their marks.
Morrissey finished with 12 points to lead the Badgers in scoring while freshman guard Matevz Rojc added 10 points and sophomore center Sam Hutcheson hauled in 10 rebounds. As a team, SHC shot 48.9% (23-47) from the floor and 50% (8-16) in 3-point attempts while suffering 13 turnovers versus six steals by the Wildcats.
FVSU was led by Wilson with 15 points and forward Tyrone Brinson with 12 rebounds as FVSU shot 41.8% (23-55) overall and 29.6% (8-27) from 3-point distance. The Wildcats earned a slim 35-34 advantage in rebounds and lost eight turnovers to six SHC steals
According to the organization’s website, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has suspended Sorority Sisters cast member April McRae and Rwanda “Joy” Hammond who has been featured on the series.
In an earlier interview, the women all agreed that they would be devastated if they were suspended. April also said that before the show aired she believed she took the necessary precautions, by speaking to corporate, in order to make sure that the organization’s name was not “defamed” and that they knew she wasn’t trying to exploit them for “financial gain.”
It seems, though, that the sorority sister’s involvement with the show has taken a turn for the worst because according to April, all of the women have received death threats.
NCAT’s Gibbs Crowned Miss Black N.C.
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Madison Gibbs has never been what she calls, a “pageant girl.” In fact, she’s only ever participated in four. As it turns out, she’s pretty good at it. In December, she was crowned Miss Black North Carolina USA after competing in the scholarship pageant at the Garner Performing Arts Center.
“I didn’t think I was going to win,” she said. “I don’t like to pump myself up in my head. I try to remain calm and focus on what I am doing. I don’t like to focus on what anyone else is doing.”
Gibbs, 21, participated in the scholarship pageant after being crowned Miss Black Piedmont USA. Prior to that title, she participated in the first Mister and Miss A&T pageant where she was the first runner up and her senior year of high school, she was crowned Miss Dudley.
“In high school, when I competed, I cried so much and said I never wanted to do another pageant in my life,” she said.
Gibbs is now poised to represent her home state in the Miss Black USA scholarship pageant in August.
“Whether I win or not, I think the next one is going to be my last one,” she said.
In addition to winning it all, she also placed first in the categories of evening and athletic wear as well as talent, an area she struggled with in previous competitions.
“For my first pageant, I did a spoken word piece and that is really hard to pull off. Then I did a liturgical dance set to Maya Angelou’s ‘And Still I Rise’,” Gibbs said. “This time I said, ‘I need to do something I know how to do and that I’m good at’.”
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(USA Today) Bill Cosby’s iconic TV wife is now speaking out about the sex abuse allegations that have dogged him since the end of 2014.
Actress Phylicia Rashad, who played the elegant, intelligent Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show,spoke with Showbizz 411 during a special luncheon in honor of the film Selma on Tuesday and told a reporter that she thinks the controversy is a well-coordinated smear campaign and nothing more.
“Forget these women,” she said. “What you’re seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it’s orchestrated. I don’t know why or who’s doing it, but it’s the legacy. And it’s a legacy that is so important to the culture … Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV, and it’s worked. All his contracts have been canceled.”
Read more at USAToday.com.
A Colorado NAACP Office Was Bombed Today
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In what appears to be an attack on a well-known civil rights organization, an “improvised explosive device” detonated on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Colorado Springs, Colorado NAACP, according to a statement by the FBI. No one was killed or injured in the explosion, and there was “only minimal surface charring to the exterior wall of the building,” which also includes a hair salon. The explosion could have been much worse, however, as the explosive device was placed next to a gasoline can in an apparent attempt to increase the force of the explosion. The gasoline did not ignite.
The FBI statement adds that a “potential person of interest in this investigation is a Caucasian male, approximately 40 years of age, and balding. He may be driving a 2000 or older model dirty, white pick-up truck with paneling, a dark colored bed liner, open tailgate, and a missing or covered license plate.”
Read more at ThinkProgress.org.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Winston-Salem State University football’s, Steed Lobotzke, was named the new offensive coordinator at the University of Richmond this afternoon.
University of Richmond head football coach Danny Rocco announced that former Winston-Salem State and Wake Forest offensive coordinator Steed Lobotzke has been hired as Spider football’s offensive coordinator Friday afternoon.
Richmond Spiders fell to the No. 6 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, 36-15, in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.
Lobotzke, WSSU’s offensive coordinator, was at the helm of the WSSU offense in 2014 that led the CIAA in scoring at 35.7 points per game, and spearheaded the Ram offense that recorded eight-straight 400-plus yard games. WSSU made it to the CIAA Championship game, but were upset, 21-17 by Virginia State. Winston-Salem State ended the year with a 9-2 overall record, and No. 24 national ranking in the final American Football Coaches Association poll.
“Coach Lobotzke is a great coach and was always prepared”, said WSSU head coach, Kienus Boulware. “He is very professional person that was always fair to the players. He has the talent to coach successfully on any level of football”, added Boulware.
“We will look to find his replacement as soon as possible, and we wish him the best of luck at Richmond”, says Boulware.
Baton, Rouge, La. – Chris Thomas made a tie-breaking free throw with 0.7 seconds left to give Texas Southern a 59-58 victory against Southern on Monday night in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
The score was tied and Texas Southern was playing for the last shot when Christopher Hyder stole the ball and drove toward the Tigers basket. Madarious Gibbs came from behind and blocked Hyder’s layup. Thomas rebounded and was bumped by Southern’s Adrian Rodgers, and a foul was called as the final buzzer sounded.Deverelll Biggs led all scorers with 20 points for TSU (5-10,2-0). Chriss Thomas added nine points and five rebounds. Tre’Lun Banks led the Jaguars (4-12, 1-1) with 16 points. Keith Davis and Rogers scored 13 and 11 points respectively.
After reviewing the play, the officials ruled that the foul came with 0.7 seconds left. Thomas made the first free throw and intentionally missed the second, so the Jaguars rebounded and called timeout.
Southern inbounded with 0.5 seconds left with a long pass to Rodgers, who caught the ball, turned and made a three pointer. But another replay review showed he released the ball after the buzzer, giving Texas Southern the victory.
Alcorn State basketball coach Luther Riley is taking a personal leave of absence. He expects to return to coaching this season.
“It’s dealing with myself,” Riley said. “It’s kind of evaluate some things. And I don’t have a definite date, but of course I’d love to be on the sideline and coaching, but I also just got to take care of what needs to be taken care of.”
“It had nothing to do with Alcorn, it had nothing to do with my team. It’s a personal leave of absence that’s directly relegated to me,” Riley said. “I appreciate the administration. It happened at a tough time (in the season), but, you know, things happen.”
The former Provine coach is in his fourth year with the Braves (2-12, 1-1 SWAC) and missed the last few games.
The school released a statement: “Assistant men’s basketball coach Shawn Pepp will lead the Alcorn Braves during coach Luther Riley’s leave of absence.”
The Braves are coming off a 68-62 win over Prairie View A&M and visit in-state rival Jackson State on Saturday (5 pm.).
“They (the team) understand that things happen,” Riley said. “They accepted it… But certainly it’s not easy. It’s not easy. But you have to do what you have to do at the time.”
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By: Jillian Rinehimer (USA TODAY) Unless you plan on attending grad school, this is the last time you can make a New Year’s resolution as a student. Which means this is the semester to finish all of the things you started, but never had time finish.
Whether or not you believe in New Years resolutions, add these nine goals to your senior bucket list and make this last semester count.
TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ANY ORGANIZATION YOU ARE PART OF.
I wouldn’t say it is the time to sign up for a new position, but if you currently hold one then do something fun with it. Leaving a positive impression on your teammates and peers is a way to leave college with a bang.
STAY LOYAL TO THOSE FRIENDS YOU’VE HAD SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR.
The last few months are going to fly by and the stress of exams and graduation are going to build quickly. Don’t let that get in the way of your friendships, these are the friends you have made entering your adult life so treat them right!
MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS IS IMPORTANT, BUT YOU SHOULD ALSO TAKE TIME TO FOCUS ON YOURSELF.
Make sure you are where you want to be or are at least on the correct path to getting there. Starting with self-love and self-pride will set you on your way.
MAKE A PLAN FOR SUMMER.
If you know you aren’t going to work right away, lay out some goals for what you can achieve during that time off to make you feel accomplished. If you are banking on a job upon graduation, have a plan B incase it falls through. You don’t want to get discouraged so having a plan to travel or volunteer while still searching for jobs is a great back up.
MAKE A LIST OF THINGS YOU CAN’T LET GO OF.
Regrets aren’t healthy to hold on to. And when it comes to letting them go, it’s much easier said than done. But start off by recognizing something you have been dwelling on. Maybe write it down or say it out loud. Either way is a form of subconsciously accepting that a mistake has happened and you can hopefully leave it in your past once and for all. As with most things, I found that the more you do it, the easier it gets.
UNDERSTAND – AND ACCEPT – YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A GROWN ADULT.
If you haven’t started saving or paying for some of your own bills and are a little lost on the responsibility front, then ask questions. Even though you will never be too old to ask questions, there is a certain grasp on reality that most people expect you to have by the end of college.
And then there are the fun resolutions, after all these next few months are your last chances of freedom and time to explore as a twenty-something without full commitment to anything.
PLAN AN ADVENTURE.
It could be to the next town over or a last minute spring break trip but take advantage of your time off! The long weekends for holidays we don’t fully understand and days with no set classes are just waiting for you to use them as spontaneous getaways.
MAKE A TO-DO LIST.
You know those places you’ve always wanted to go and things you’ve always wanted to do, but didn’t manage to fit in to your four undergraduate years because something else always proved more pressing? Now is the time to do them and cross them off your list. You can’t keep putting activities off until next weekend anymore because there are only a few of those left.
HAVE FUN!
Making a social goal is easily attainable when you start holding yourself to that list of yours. Don’t stay in on a rainy night because you don’t want to get wet – it is your last time to be a carefree student. With that said, don’t overwhelm yourself with parties to the point where it looks like you fell into a desperate senior crisis, trying to fit in all the parties you can before graduating. Just make sure you get out on the weekends, if not to a party, then to a new restaurant with a friend.
As relatively slight tweaks to your routine, these nine changes will help you make the most of your senior spring and to welcome graduation with a little less anxiety. It is going to be an immense change no matter what. But the best part is, you aren’t alone. So embrace the change and look forward to creating a path that makes you truly excited for your future.
Jillian Rinehimer is a senior at Emerson College.
Kendra Lewis, a native of Clinton MS, made history in February 2013 as the first Black Miss Clinton which made her eligible to compete in the Miss Mississippi Pageant.
We recently had the chance to talk with Ms. Lewis about being the first Black Miss Clinton, how she first began entering beauty pageants, and the future of African-Americans in pageantry.
Here’s our conversation…
Adrienne: What did you like most about being the first Black Miss Clinton?
Kendra: I think the thing I like most about being the first Black Miss Clinton was being a trend setter and pioneer and also being a leader or advocate for other African-American young ladies to come in behind me.
Adrienne: What influenced you to go after this particular pageant?
Kendra: I honestly wasn’t even trying. I was in the beauty and bold pageant in high school but I didn’t win. But the executive director of the Miss Clinton Pageant was there and after it was over she came to me and asked me to participate in the Miss Clinton Pageant under her. She said “I feel like you would be a great candidate and I feel like you would win”.
I thought to myself okay I thought she was being sweet and trying to tell me I did really good and she felt like I should have won but I said to myself, why not I wouldn’t mind giving it a try. So I tried it out and I ended up winning Miss Clinton and also becoming the first black Miss Clinton. I didn’t even know it was a preliminary to Miss Mississippi 2013. You know she told me “you won the crown now you have four months of extensive training to get ready for Miss Mississippi”, and I’m thinking oh wow but it was a great experience and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Adrienne: How did this experience shape you as a person?
Kendra: Miss Mississippi and the whole Miss Clinton pageant experience really was an eye opener. It helped me kind of come into what exactly I wanted to do. I want to start Mississippi’s first charm school so it kind of gave me the name to go behind my platform. I want to open up Mississippi’s first charm school in Clinton so with me being a Clinton-lebrity I guess (laughs), it kind of helps me kind of develop and brand myself so I can market myself in Clinton and all over Mississippi.
Adrienne: Do you think it is inevitable for another African-American to become the next Miss Clinton?
Kendra: Oh yes, it has to happen again. I’ve already passed the crown off to a young lady outside of Clinton, MS. This was the first time we used girls outside of Clinton because we didn’t have enough girls to enter but one of the things that I said I would implement as the first African-American Miss Clinton would be opening up the doors of the pageant to get more African American women involved so that way the legacy will continue. I predict in the next two years there would be another black Miss Clinton.
When I graduated from Dillard University on May 10, 2014, I was the first person in my family, like many others that day, to graduate from college. While walking across the stage at the UNO Lakefront Arena, I felt like I was not only taking that stride with pride for my mother, but for all of my ancestors who wished they had the same opportunity to conquer such a feat. It was one of the proudest moments of my life, but I knew I was just getting started on this journey called life.
As senior year approached, I questioned what it was I wanted to do next. My long term goal for my career is to run for office and become the first black Speaker of the House, but I knew I needed something else to do in the interim. My interest in the intersection of the black community (along with other marginalized communities) with politics, religion, education and social justice is what wakes me up in the morning, and I asked myself how can I continue to be of service to others? I contemplated attending law school or divinity school and even considered the Peace Corps, but it was the day I was accepted to Yale, that I became fully aware of what I wanted to do.
Yale University is an Ivy League filled with prestige and possibility because of the access it provides. I told my mom I was accepted to Yale and she was more excited than I was. I decided to attend Yale Divinity School because of the environment I would be in; I would be able to learn more about religion among the nation’s top future leaders, and how to use religion to help further advance my community. I was excited, I am excited, and figured the journey from a Black Ivy League to a real Ivy League would be the next step.
And this is where it begins: I subconsciously labeled Yale as a “real” Ivy League in the same context of a Black Ivy League, and it is this sentiment that has compelled me to pen this letter. I was so determined to enter an Ivy League, I had almost forgotten where I came from. I didn’t question my implicit intentions then, but it is now, that I am explicitly exposing them.
A prime example is the “controversial” story about Ralph Jones, Jr., a young black teenager who was accepted to Harvard and Florida A&M University but instead decided to go to Florida A&M University. People thought it was a preposterous; how could this young man choose an HBCU over an Ivy League? And it was not until recently when I begin to question what narrative I was personally leading. Why was I so hyped about attending an Ivy League? What makes an Ivy League better when:
It was an HBCU that originally allowed me to aim higher;
It was an HBCU that gave me a backbone;
It was an HBCU that heard my cries and wiped my tears;
It was an HBCU that taught me about my heritage in history;
It was an HBCU that developed me into the leader I am today;
It was an HBCU that encouraged me to shoot for the stars and take a moon, too;
It was an HBCU that told me that I can be what I want to be, despite what my high school counselors and others may have said;
It was an HBCU that took a chance on me and;
It was an HBCU that gave me infinite amounts of courage.
And it is this courage that allowed me to be where I am today. My love and appreciation runs so deep, but it was not until I was placed in a different environment that I began to realize it. I am grateful to be afforded the opportunity to attend and experience Yale, but I am even more grateful for my HBCU experience; it has truly made me into the person I have dreamed of becoming.
It wasn’t easy, but my soror Dorothy Irene Height once said, “Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.” The legacy that an HBCU leads, will naturally allow you to accomplish your goals.
So to you considering whether you should attend an HBCU, I believe you should go for it. The opportunities (social, academic and professional) an HBCU presents are infinite and worthy, I promise. I thought about what an HBCU meant to my life, and it means more than what words can express. The love, hope and community you build, will truly help you throughout the rest of the days of your life.
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Updated: 1/9/2015 6:38 am, EST
“Today, we congratulate the men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated as they celebrate 104 years of “Achievement In Every Field Of Human Endeavor,” writes Iota Phi Theta Fraternity National Director of Communications, Bryan Maule Jr. in a letter congratulating the Kappas on their success and ongoing leadership in their local communities, in particular the Black community, over the years.
Founded on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, Kappa Alpha Psi boasts over 150,000 members to date and has more than 700 chapters throughout the United States, Nigeria, South Africa and other related major countries.
Kappa Alpha Psi, along with Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, which was founded on the campus of Butler University, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, founded at Cornell University, are the only three Black Greek Lettered Organizations within the “Divine Nine” founded on a predominantly white campus.
Notable Kappa members include, Marc Lamont Hill, Cedric The Entertainer, Tavis Smiley and Johnnie Cochran.
Here is what some Kappas and others are tweeting about on the fraternity’s founding date celebration:
Happy Founders Day to all of the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi. #AchievementThrough… #ISayYo!
— CedricTheEntertainer (@CedEntertainer) January 5, 2015
Members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Where are you? RT and Represent your HBCU and Chapter
— TomJoyner Foundation (@TomJoynerFound) January 5, 2015
Happy Founders’ Day to the men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Your commitment to service is commended! @kapsi1911 #AKA1908 #Kappa104
— Alpha Kappa Alpha (@akasorority1908) January 5, 2015
Shout out to my brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated. 1911-2015 and counting!!!
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) January 5, 2015
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By Itopia Mills, HBCU Buzz Staff Writer
2015 is here! and there are so many great things to look forward to with this upcoming spring semester at our nation’s historically black colleges and universities that is just days away.
During the next few months students will be preparing for graduation, summer school, internships and more. Here is a list of a few things to help prepare you for the spring semester en route to success.
Get hold of a summer internship
January is the time to apply for summer internships. Check out websites like Indeed, ED2010, InternMatch and LinkedIn for perfect matches on opportunities in your career field.
Secure a job
If you are graduating in May or June it is time to get on the job hunt.
You can also check out Indeed, LinkedIn or SnagAJob for the latest job postings. Also, go by your school’s career center and do not be afraid to network. Reach out to old friends, mentors and internship bosses for a lead on any openings.
Travel
…because college is the last time period in your life to have little to no responsibilities and a ton of free time.
Take advantage of traveling while you can. Connect with some friends to make a travel bucket list and sightsee the neighboring states. Whether it is a few weekends during the semester, spring break or the summer; travel and make lasting memories.
Do schedule for summer school classes
Summer school can puts you ahead of track.
If you plan on returning back to campus in the fall and do not have any summer plans yet, think about picking up a few credits during the summer. If your school has blocks of classes during the summer you can take classes during the first block and work or intern for the rest of the summer.
Schedule for admissions testing
If you are graduating in spring, summer or fall, plan now for testing. Whether you are taking the GMAT, MCAT, GRE or LSAT it’s important to plan ahead. A site like BenchPrep is a great tool for test preparation and planning. Planning ahead will help you figure out all of the details from registration, fees to test location and date.
Start the New Year off write with these steps and you will be sure to have a great spring semester. Happy New Year![td_smart_list_end]