EDUCATIONwww.mississippilink.com THE mississippi link 9April 12 - 18, 2012

Jackson State University will honor the memory of Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green during the 42th Anniver-sary Gibbs-Green Memorial April 19-20 on the universitys main campus at 1400 John R. Lynch Street. The annual Gibbs-Green Memorial serves as a reminder of the tragic cam-pus shooting of the spring of 1970, which claimed the lives of the two young men and in-jured 12 others.

On May 14, 1970, dozens of city and state policemen un-loaded more than 460 rounds of gunfire into JSUs Alexan-der Hall after claiming to have seen a sniper in a window on the buildings top floor. The shooting was the culmination of years of racial tension between white motorists who traveled through the JSU campus on John R. Lynch Street and JSU students.

Additionally, during the opening festivities of this years observance, the university will officially unveil the Mississippi Freedom Mile Marker at Alex-ander Hall West as part of the Mississippi Freedom Trail. This

cultural initiative is designed to commemorate the states Civil Rights heritage.

Other events will include the following:

Thursday, April 19, 2012JSU Freedom Mile Marker

Unveiling, 10 a.m., Alexander Hall at Gibbs Green Pedestrian Walkway (Indoors for inclem-ent weather)

This years memorial obser-vance will include the unveiling of Jackson State Universitys Freedom Mile Marker.

Open Mic and Talk Time: Educating our Students - Gibbs-Green 101 Interactive Session, noon, Gibbs Green Pe-destrian Walkway

This interactive session with members of the Class of 1970 and current students will focus on the conditions and climate that precipitated the May 1970 campus shooting at Jackson State

Campus Tours and Meet and Greet with members of the Class of 1970, 1 p.m.

A tour of Jackson States facilities that gave rise to our community connectivity and involvement in the pre and post 60s will be rediscovered along

our historic Lynch Street tour route.

Candlelight Vigil, 5:30 p.m., Gibbs-Green Memorial @ Al-exander Hall

In memory of Phillip La-fayette Gibbs and James Earl Green, the memorial Candle-light Vigil will honor the legacy of our fallen heroes.

Commemorative Celebra-tion - When The Shots Rang Out, 7-9 p.m., JSU Interfaith Choir, Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway (McCoy Auditorium for inclement weather)

This commemorative cel-ebration includes a night of in-spirational entertainment from Jackson State Universitys In-terfaith Choir and local com-munity choirs. Special program highlights will also include per-formances from the JSU Mad-drama dramatic guild, Spoken Word and oral presentations from eye-witnesses who were on the scene when the shots rang out.

Opening Reception, 9 p.m., Penguin Restaurant

Hosted and sponsored by the Hinds County black legislators, the private Opening Reception will feature an exhibit of photos

and collectibles from the 1970 campus shooting.

Friday, April 20, 2012Students Forum on Race

Relations and Sub-Cultures in Higher Education, 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., Student Center.

Participants facilitating the student forum will examine the impact of race relations in to-days markets and sub-cultures in higher education at histori-cally black colleges and univer-sities. The audience is encour-aged to share in the exchange of these experiences as they relate to their experiences in the high-er education academy.

Victims Impact Session, 10 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Student Center

Members of the Class of 1970 will share their experiences of the fateful night of May 14, 1970. The impact of the campus shooting, its aftermath and how the event shaped their lives will be shared with our students, faculty, staff and community.

Fannie Lou Hamer Insti-tute Humanitarian Awards Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Student Center Ballrooms A & B

This years Fannie Lou Ham-er Humanitarian Awards Lun-cheon will honor members of

the Class of 1970 and activists John Garner, Dr. Susan Glisson, Dr. Hickman Johnson, Flonzie Brown-Wright and a special tribute to Rev. Isaiah Madison (posthumously). General admis-sion tickets are $35 and $25 for members of the Class of 1970.

C a m p u s Tours, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Enjoy the campus scenery and buzz with guided tours of our College of E n g i n e e r i n g , Campbell Suites, Johnson Hall, College of Liberal Arts, Col-lege of Business, Payton Health & Wellness Center and our Stu-dent Center.

Jazz on the Plaza featur-ing Cassandra Wilson, 7 p.m., Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walk-way

Relax, unwind and take in

the cool sounds of JSU jazz-ex-traordinaire Dr. Russell Thom-as and Time Magazines New Jazz Artist of the Year and JSU alumnus Cassandra Wilson at Jazz on the Plaza.

For additional information, contact Jean C. Frazier in the Office of Community Affairs and Events at (601) 979-1732.

Jackson State to observe the 42th anniversary of May 1970 campus shootingThe Mississippi Link Newswire

Alexander Hall, May 15, 1970

ALCORN STATE - Alcorn President M. Christopher Brown II announced recently that Xer-nona Clayton, Dr. Randal Pinkett and the Rev. Jamal-Harrison Bryant will be among speakers during Alcorns Commencement Ceremonies, May 9-12.

We are pleased with our 141st Commencement speakers, said Brown of the well-known line-up. Our graduates will definitely benefit from the words of wisdom they share.

Clayton and Pinkett will de-liver the 141st Commencement Convocation remarks Saturday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m. in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex.

Clayton, a media legend, be-came the Souths first African-American to host her own televi-sion show and subsequently spent nearly 30 years as an executive at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., ultimately ascending to the position of corporate vice presi-dent for Urban Affairs. She is also founder, president and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Founda-tion, Inc.; creator and executive producer of the Foundations Trumpet Awards, a highly cel-ebrated event honoring African-American accomplishments and contributions televised nationally and distributed to over 185 coun-tries.

Pinkett, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of BCT Partners, a multimillion-dollar management, technology, and policy-consult-ing firm working with Fortune 500 companies, non-profit orga-nizations, and academic institu-tions, will also address gradu-ates during the Commencement Convocation. He is perhaps best known as the season four winner of the hit television show, The Apprentice. He has established a prolific track record as a highly successful and socially conscious entrepreneur and public speaker that has been featured in me-dia outlets such as The Today Show, Live With Regis and Kelly, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, and Parade magazine.

The 2012 Baccalaureate Cer-emony is scheduled for Friday, May 11 at 3 p.m. in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex featur-ing Rev. Jamal-Harrison Bryant as the keynote speaker.

Bryant is the founder and pas-tor of the fastest growing AME church in the nation, The Em-powerment Temple, which grew its membership in 14 months

from 43 to 2,500. The Empower-ment Temple has ministries rang-ing from the Rubin Hurricane Prison Ministry to the Boyz to Men mentoring ministry.

The church under Bryants leadership is a ministry focused on empowering believers spiritu-ally, developing them education-ally, exposing them culturally, activating them politically, and strengthening them economi-cally.

Prior to his pastoral role, Bry-ant served as the director of the Youth and College Division of the NAACP where he spearhead-ed the Stop the Violence Start the Love Crusade. His efforts have been featured in many me-dia outlets including Emerge, The Source and USA Today. He has appeared on BET, CNN, C-Span and Politically Incorrect.

Bryant is the host of Balti-mores number one rated Sunday talk show, Keepin It Real.

Brown also announced that gospel recording artist, Dathan Thigpen, will perform at Alcorns Baccalaureate Exercise and the 141st Commencement Convoca-tion. Thigpen began singing at a young age, joining the Missis-sippi Childrens Choir (Malaco Records), where he led several songs on their three recordings: There Is Hope and Thank You Lord on the Child of the King al-bum, Lets Change The World

on the New Creation album, Things Go Better with Christ, Im Blessed (rap) and Re-member Me on the When Gods Children Get Together album.

He has led or sung backup for artists such as: Macy Gray (Sony), Harvey Watkins Jr. (Verity), The Williams Broth-ers (Blackberry), Mosie Mama Burks (Malaco) and others.

All individual school/depart-ment ceremonies will be held in the Oakland Memorial Cha-pel and are as follows: School of Business, Wednesday, May 9 at 10 a.m.; School of Nursing, Thursday, May 10 at 1 p.m.; and the Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, Friday, May 11 at 10 a.m.

Additionally, a recognition program is being planned for in-ternational students by the Office of Diversity and Equity Engage-ment.

Families and friends who can-not make the ceremonies will be able to watch a live stream of each ceremony at www.alcorn.edu .

Alcorn State University is a premier comprehensive land-grant university that develops diverse students into globally-competitive leaders, and applies scientific research through col-laborative partnerships which benefit the surrounding commu-nities, state, nation and world.

Clayton

Pinkett

Bryant

Celebrities announced as Alcorn 2012 commencement speakersThe Mississippi Link Newswire

RAYMOND - The Hinds Community College Land-scape Management Tech-nology Department on the Raymond Campus is having the annual plant sale to help students attend industry-related seminars, workshops and competitions April 13 and 14.

The plant sale will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, April 13 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat-urday, April 14 at the Hinds CC produce stand on High-way 18 in Raymond, next to Gray-Partridge Center.

The sale includes trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, annuals, perennials and herbs.

Read & Review with Arts & Sciences at The Valley (Mississippi Valley State University) is a new program started by Dean Tazinski P. Lee to encourage reading and discussing books in a public forum on campus.

Attorney Michelle Alexan-ders The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, is the first book to be dis-cussed. It is an eye-opening read that links Jim Crow and legal segregation to the mass incarceration of black men.

Featured on the The Tavis Smiley Show, Bill Moyers Journal, Democracy Now!, and C-Spans Washing-ton Journal, The New Jim Crow has become an over-night phenomenon, sparking a much-needed conversation about ways in which our sys-tem of mass incarceration has come to resemble sys-tems of racial control from a different era.

The following are some of the reviews it has received:

Carefully researched, deeply engaging, and thor-oughly readable.

- Publishers WeeklyA call to action for ev-

eryone concerned with racial justice and an important tool for anyone concerned with understanding and disman-tling this oppressive sys-tem.

- SojournersUndoubtedly the most

important book published in this century about the U.S.

- Birmingham NewsThe program launches on

Thursday, April 19, at 11: a.m. in Sutton 108. A panel featuring Drs. Ricky Hill, Rasheedah Jenkins, Rodrick Jenkins, and Prof. Amber Hendricks will share their reviews of Alexanders book and entertain questions after-wards.

Join us for our first pro-gram and make it a success.

Hinds CC Landscape Management hosts annual plant sale

New Read & Review program to examine The New Jim Crow

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