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2025 Black History Month Day 26: Hiram Revels (1827-1901)

Hiram was born free in North Carolina. When he was 18 he was ordained as a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal church. He resided in Ohio, but worked as an itenerant preacher throughout the Midwest. He was arrested in 1854 in Missouri for preaching to blacks. Prior to the Civil War he was able to vote in Ohio. He moved to Baltimore, MD, and worked as a minister and principal of a black high school. During the Civil War he recruited and organized two Union regiments of black troops, fighting in the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi. After the Civil War, he left the AME Church and took a position preaching for the Methodist Episcopal Church in Natchez, MS, which is where he first found political success. He was elected an alderman for the city of Natchez in 1868, before being elected to the Mississippi State Senate a year later. In 1870 he was chosen to provide the opening prayer for the Mississippi State Legislature. That same year he was elected by the Mississippi State Senate to finish the term of one of their U.S. Senate seats which was vacated at the beginning of the Civil War almost a decade prior. With this he became the first African American to serve in Congress. When he arrived in Washington D.C. initially there were attempts to prevent him from being seated in Congress. Two days of debate raged before it was brought to a vote, and a 48-8 vote decided he was going to be seated in the Senate. He was assigned to the Education, Labor, and District of Columbia committees. Hiram advocated moderation, and was willing to reach across the aisle to find compromise on issues for which of he was capable. When there were suggestions to continually punish former Confederates, Hiram argued for their amnesty and a restoration of full citizenship, provided they swore an oath of loyalty. He advocated racial equality, and his first speech was advocating for the reinstatement of black legislators who had been illegally ousted from the Georgia General Assembly. He was largely unsuccessful in his please for racial equality. He spoke for the integration of Washington D.C. public schools, the integration of the Washington Navy Yard, and for a black candidate to be admitted to United States Military Academy. Most of these battles he lost. He supported investing in developing infrastructure in the south. When his one year term ended, he left to become the first President of the HBCU which would become Alcorn State University. He also served for a year as Secretary of State for Mississippi. He taught Philosophy at the university while he was President. He was temporarily dismissed in 1874 when he publicly spoke out against the reelection of the Mississippi Governor, but was reinstated in 1876. He also taught at theology at the HBCU which would become Rust College. May we remember his flexibility on issues for which he could compromise and be similarly pliable!

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The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning today named Dr. Tracy M. Cook as 21st president of Alcorn State University. Cook has served as interim president of the university since July 8, 2023. He will assume the role as president on April 1, 2024.

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A Brief History on Majorette Dancing in Black Culture

The term "majorette" comes from the Dutch word "Dansmarietjes" meaning "Dance Marys" referring to young women that are performing a carnival dance; it originated in Germany's Rhineland.

Eventually the dance made it's way down to the American South. Majorette dancing picked up in the 1960s in African American culture. At the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami, FL of 1968, The Golden Girls (GGs) of Alcorn State University (HBCU in Mississippi) gave the first known majorette performance. The ensemble consisted of eight girls and left a lasting impression.

Majorette dance teams, along with their bands played a significant role in HBCU culture after that. They are known for their acrobatic, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, burlesque, bucking, cabaret styles of dance. The groups appearance are always on point, dazzling outfits, laid hairstyles, entertainment props.... Synchronization, team spirit and confidence are the key points to performing.

Fast forward to today, this art form has picked up in mainstream media significantly; thanks to Lifetime's TV show Bring It!, Beychella and TikTok trends. Hard work and dedication goes into these performances, it's not just about entertainment for the audiences, but culture, sisterhood, community and legacy.

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MacKenzie Scott novelist and billionaire philanthropist who helped her then-husband Jeff Bezos build the foundation for his Amazon empire. She has a net worth of US$40 billion. She donated:

$50 Million to Prairie View A&M University.

$45 Million to N.C. A&T State University.

$40 Million to Morgan State University.

$40 million to Howard University

$40 Million to Norfolk State University.

$40 Million to Hampton University.

$30 Million to Virginia State University.

$30 Winston Salem State University.

$25 Alcorn State University

$25 Million Bowie State University

$20 Million Lincoln University

$20 Million Delaware State University.

$20 Million Claflin University

$20 Million to University of Maryland Eastern Shore

$20 million to Tuskegee University, as well $20 million to Xavier University

$20 million to Spelman College

$20 million to Morehouse College

$15 Million Elizabeth City State University

$15 Million Clark Atlanta University

$6 million to Tougaloo College

$5 Million Dillard University

Her mentor in college was Toni Morrison a Howard University (HBCU) Alum. Jeff Bezos hired Scott at the hedge fund where he worked after receiving a recommendation from Morrison. Shortly thereafter, the pair married and Scott helped Bezos launch Amazon.

Scott earned attended Princeton University, where she studied creative writing under Toni Morrison in the early 1990s. The literary legend served as her thesis adviser and mentor. Morrison, who graduated from Howard University in 1953, was the first Black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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"Somebody has to do it. It's on my shoulders... You've got to speak up. These things are not going to come easy."

Another name for whom history already weaves a grand tapestry: Medger Wiley Evers. Less-known than his role in crystallizing the modern civil rights movements, is his time with the United States Army during World War II, and the life lessons he internalized while serving.

Born in 1925 Decatur, Mississippi, Evers managed to excel academically even during a childhood of extreme poverty and during a time of oppressive Jim Crow laws. He was also no stranger to cruel injustices, nor the horrors of lynching. In 1943, with WWII raging at full force, seventeen year-old Evers enlisted with the U.S. Army and was detailed to the 657th Port Company, a segregated unit. The 657th was deployed to Europe as part of a larger logistics organization that delivered food, fuel, and ammunition to the front. During his time in the European theater, Evers continued to endure bigotry and undisguised racism from his own country, but also witnessed firsthand how French Black servicemen were treated with total equality. To say this double standard made an impact is likely underselling it.

Perhaps most significantly, Evers's unit saw action on D-Day in Normandy, as part of Operation Overlord. By the time Sgt. Evers completed his service with an honorable discharge in 1946, he had accumulated a Good Conduct Medal, two Bronze Service Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal. He returned to a Decatur culture largely unchanged by the war, and promptly returned to the front lines, so to speak --trying to improve conditions for his fellow Black Americans, beginning with voter registration drives and speaking out very publicly in favour of integration. His (belated) GI benefits were put towards earning a BA at Alcorn State University, and into a life that would eventually encourage boycotts, elevate him to a prominent leadership role in the NAACP, and investigating brutal murders and lynchings in the South, including that of Emmett Till (see Lesson #110 in this series). His assassination in 1963 was in many ways a bellwether for passage of the Civil Rights Act a year later.

Sgt. Evers is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. This is an indisputable fact in case there was any lingering fuzziness about that.

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Saving Women's Sports also means learning about women athletes

ROSEDALE, Miss. —

Mildrette Netter, Mississippi's first woman Olympic medalist, was the catalyst for change in women's track in the state.

"I wanted to go and experience a better life," Netter said.

Netter grew up in Rosedale, Mississippi.

"Two things I was at a disadvantage for was being from Mississippi and being short," she said.

This was the reason given by the coach at Tennessee State when he declined to give her a scholarship in 1967.

"There were no women's track programs in the state of Mississippi at all," Netter said.

She thought her career was over until Alcorn State University head track coach Grant Dungee reached out to her.

"She was the only girl," Dungee said. "Some of the guys she could beat."

Netter competed in out-of-state meets, shocking the competition as the short girl from Mississippi exploded onto the scene and into the 1968 Olympic 4 by 100-meter team.

"It made me eager and hungry," Netter said.

Her personal struggle was set against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., just months before her Olympic debut.

Netter's husband, Alcorn teammate and Vietnam vet Willie, experienced the struggle firsthand.

"He had so much spirit, it put chills through you. That night that he was assassinated, we were at Alcorn college. Something happened there on base, they came on base, we got beat up on base on campus that night," Willie said.

"That was a very turmoil time in our country," Netter said.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos protested through their raised fist on the podium.

"Everyone protests in their own way," she added.

The lesser-known story of American social justice from the 1968 Olympics was Netter's effect on the state of Mississippi.

"They can see me, then hey, maybe they can be me," she said.

The Magnolia State was watching, and after seeing Netter help Team USA set a new world record in the 4 by 100 meters, it started to change.

"The next year, that's when they formed the team," Netter said.

Alcorn was one of the first, and other schools followed. No longer did Mississippi women have to go out of state to pursue their track and field dreams.

Netter wasn't the first woman to play sports in Mississippi, but she very well may have been the most important.

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James Charles Evers (September 11, 1922 - July 22, 2020) was a civil rights activist and former politician. He was known for his role in the civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. He was made the NAACP State Voter Registration Chairman in 1954. He took over his position as field director of the NAACP in Mississippi. He organized and led many demonstrations for the rights of African Americans.

He was named “Man of the Year” by the NAACP. On June 3, 1969, he was elected in Fayette, Mississippi as the first African American mayor of a biracial town in the state in the post-Reconstruction era, following the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

He was born in Decatur, MS to James Evers, a laborer, and Jesse Wright Evers, a maid. He was the eldest of four children. He graduated from Alcorn State University.

During WWII, he and Medgar Evers both served in the Army. He fell in love with a Philippine woman while stationed overseas. He could not marry her and bring her home because the state’s constitution prohibited interracial marriages. After serving a year of reserve duty following the Korean War, he settled in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He began working as a disc jockey at WHOC, making him the first African American disc jockey in the state. He managed a hotel, cab company, and burial insurance business in the town. He moved to Chicago. He began working as a meatpacker in stockyards during the day and as an attendant for the men’s restroom at night. He began pimping and ran a numbers game. He gained enough money to purchase several bars, bootlegged liquor, and sold jukeboxes.

At the time of his election as mayor, the white officers of the Fayette city police “resigned rather than work under a Black administration”, according to the Associated Press. He then outlawed the carrying of firearms within city limits. He was married to Christine Evers until their marriage ended in annulment. He married Nannie L. Magee (1951-74) with whom he had four daughters. He lived in Brandon and served as station manager of WMPR 90.1 FM in Jackson. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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#OTD in 1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) was elected to represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate, making him the first Black person to serve in the United States Congress.

When Revels got to Washington, some white officials tried to prevent him from taking the seat he'd been elected to — claiming that he was ineligible to be a Senator because he had not been a U.S. citizen long enough. He, like all Black Americans, had been granted American citizenship with the passage of the 14th Amendment two years prior. Revels was eventually seated in the Senate a month later, on February 25, 1870.

Following his term as Senator, Revels became President of Alcorn University — the first land-grant school in the country for Black students — and briefly served as Mississippi’s Secretary of State.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana State University and Tulane University are receiving a $22 million award from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to lead a consortium seeking ways to save the ecologically fragile Lower Mississippi River Delta, the schools announced Wednesday.

The consortium will explore ways to combat the effects of increasingly intense hurricanes, rising seas, ground subsidence and the diminishing of river sediment that builds the delta, according to a joint news release.

Six historically Black colleges and universities are also part of the consortium: Southern University of Baton Rouge, Xavier University of New Orleans, Jackson State University, Grambling State University, Dillard University and Alcorn State University.

Also part of the group are the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Central Florida, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, the Water Institute of the Gulf and the College of William & Mary in Virginia.

“A sustainable Mississippi River Delta is critical for both the region and the nation,” said Colonel Cullen A. Jones, commander of the New Orleans district for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “We look forward to the insight and contributions of the consortium as we collectively strive to identify the best long-term management approach for the river.”

Much of the award announced Wednesday will go toward workforce development and diversity, according to the release.

“Universities in the consortium will work with students in middle and high schools to increase the number of persons from underrepresented groups participating in coastal research and activities,” the statement said.

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Heritage Wins! Mississippi Statues to Remain In US Capitol

(Of course, that was not the original title of this barf alert article lifted from leftist rag mississippi today. – DD) Fight Censorship and Help Spread Mockingbird Non-Compliant News! Like, Share, Re-Post, and Subscribe! There’s a lot more to see at our main page, Dixie Drudge View Source When representatives of Alcorn State University, one of the oldest historically Black colleges in the…

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CFB Breakdown - 2024 Week Four (Saturday - Part Two).

Week Four - Saturday, Part Two.

P4 vs FCS: Villanova at Maryland - 11 AM BTN. Maryland leads the series, 9-2.

Youngstown State at Pittsburgh - 2:30 PM ESPN+. Pitt leads the series, 4-1.

Mountain West Games: Fresno State at New Mexico - 7:30 PM TruTV. Fresno State leads the series, 15-6.

AAC Games: Rice at Army - 11 AM CBSSN. The series is tied, 4-4-1.

Memphis at Navy - 2:30 PM CBSSN. Memphis leads the series, 6-3.

CUSA Games: New Mexico State at Sam Houston State - 6 PM ESPN+. New Mexico State leads the series, 1-0.

MAC Games: Buffalo at Northern Illinois - 2:30 PM ESPN+. Northern Illinois leads the series, 13-2.

Ball State at Central Michigan - Noon ESPN+. Ball State leads the series, 28-27-1.

G5 vs G5 Games: Tulane at UL Lafayette - 11 AM ESPNU. Tulane leads the series, 23-4.

East Carolina at Liberty - 5 PM ESPN+. First meeting.

UTEP at Colorado State - 4 PM TruTV. Colorado State leads the series, 25-10.

Florida Atlantic at Connecticut - 6 PM CBSSN. Connecticut leads the series, 1-0.

Southern Mississippi at Jacksonville State - 2 PM ESPN+. Southern Miss leads the series, 2-0. (Last meeting - 1946).

Toledo at Western Kentucky - 6 PM ESPN+. First meeting.

Tulsa at Louisiana Tech - 6 PM ESPN+. Louisiana Tech leads the series, 7-3.

Utah State at Temple - 1 PM ESPN+. First meeting.

Wyoming at North Texas - 6 PM ESPN+. First meeting.

G5 vs FCS: Portland State at Boise State - 9 PM FS1. Central Connecticut State at Massachusetts - 2:30 PM ESPN+. Eastern Washington at Nevada. Florida A&M at Troy State - 6 PM ESPN+. Houston Christian at UTSA - 2:30 PM ESPN+. Monmouth (NJ.) at Florida International - 5 PM ESPN+. Northern Iowa at Hawaii. St. Francis (PA.) at Eastern Michigan - 1 PM ESPN+.

FCS vs FCS: South Dakota State at Southeastern Louisiana - 6 PM ESPN+. Towson at North Dakota State - 1 PM ESPN+. Drake at South Dakota - 1 PM ESPN+. San Diego at North Dakota - 1 PM ESPN+. Western Carolina at Montana - 1 PM ESPN+. Mercyhurst at Montana State - 2 PM ESPN+. Idaho at Abilene Christian - 7 PM ESPN+. Southern Utah at Idaho State - 5 PM ESPN+. St. Thomas (MN.) at Lindenwood - 1 PM ESPN+. Southeast Missouri State at Southern Illinois - 6 PM ESPN+. Eastern Illinois at Illinois State - 6 PM ESPN+. Utah Tech at UC Davis - 9 PM ESPN+. Weber State at Northwestern State - 6 PM ESPN+. Northern Arizona at Incarnate Word - 6 PM ESPN+. Missouri State at UT Martin - 6 PM ESPN+. Texas Southern at Lamar - 6 PM ESPN+. Sacramento State at Texas A&M Commerce - 6 PM ESPN+. Northern Colorado at Stephen F. Austin - 7 PM ESPN+. Alcorn State at McNeese State - 7 PM ESPN+. Alabama A&M at Austin Peay - 6 PM ESPN+. Southern University at Prairie View A&M - 6 PM ESPN+. Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls State - 3 PM ESPN+. Jackson State at Grambling State - 6 PM ESPN+. Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech - 1:30 PM ESPN+. Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky - 5 PM ESPN+. Tarleton State at North Alabama - 6 PM ESPN+. The Citadel at Mercer - 5 PM ESPN+. Gardner Webb at Presbyterian - 6 PM ESPN+. North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central - 6 PM ESPN+. Richmond at Delaware State - 5 PM ESPN+. Norfolk State at VMI - 12:30 PM ESPN+. Howard at Hampton. Brown at Georgetown - Noon ESPN+. Cornell at Colgate - Noon ESPN+. Marist at Bucknell - 5 PM ESPN+. Princeton at Lehigh - 11 AM ESPN+. Lafayette at Columbia - 11 AM ESPN+. Fordham at Dartmouth - Noon ESPN+. Stetson at Harvard - 11 AM ESPN+. Yale at Holy Cross - 1 PM ESPN+. Furman at William & Mary - 5 PM Flo Video. Pennsylvania at Delaware - 5 PM Flo Video. Stony Brook at Campbell - 4 PM Flo Video. East Tennessee State at Elon - 5 PM Flo Video. Bryant at New Hampshire - 2 PM Flo Video. Maine at Merrimack - Noon NESN+. Sacred Heart at Stonehill - Noon NEC Front Row Video. Robert Morris at Wagner - 3 PM NEC Front Row Video. Rhode Island at Long Island U. - 11 AM NEC Front Row Video. Central Arkansas at UAPB - 6 PM HBCU Go Video.

Other games: Ave Maria at Dayton 11:00 am Facebook Video Clark Atlanta at Bethune Cookman 2:00 pm HBCU GO Video Lane at Miles 4:00 pm $espn+ Video Lynchburg at Morgan State 6:00 pm $espn+ Video Roosevelt at Valparaiso 1:00 pm $espn+ Video WV Wesleyan at Duquesne 11:00 am NEC Front Row Video

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Alcorn State University to host program on ‘Blues to Southern Soul’

Dr. Renardo Murray

LORMAN, Miss. -- Dr. Renardo Murray, associate professor and associate dean at Alcorn State University, will give a talk on “The Transition from Blues to Southern Soul” at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Dumas Hall, Room 107, at Alcorn State University, Lorman Campus.

The program is sponsored by the Southwest MS Center for Culture and Learning, and Alcorn State University College of Arts and Science. It is free and open to the public.

“Dr. Murray is a talented and experienced musician, teacher, administrator, and a gifted speaker,” said Teresa Busby, executive director of the Southwest MS Center for Culture and Learning. “We are delighted that he has agreed to share his knowledge of the blues and southern soul as part of our fall speaker series.”

Busby said Murray’s presentation will be ��informative and entertaining as he explains that in addition to rhythm and blues, southern soul was influenced by country, gospel, rock, and pop.”

Murray is an associate professor of Music and the associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. A native of Jackson, he served as director of Bands at Alcorn from 2011-2018. His experience includes a stint at Jackson State University where he served as assistant band director and later as interim director of bands and music instructor.

Murray also served as band director at Yazoo City High School, Blackburn Middle School, and Clinton High School. He worked as assistant band director for Wilkinson County High School.

With regard to his education, Murray earned his Doctor of Philosophy in music education from the University of Mississippi and a master’s degree in the same field from Jackson State University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Alcorn.

For more information, call 601.877.6551. To request disability-related accommodations contact the Disability Coordinator at least five days in advance at 601-877-6460 (office) or e-mail at disabilityservices@alcorn.edu.

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