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Terrice Thomas is a 2002 graduate of Jackson State University where she received a bachelor's degree in mass communications. She also holds a master's degree in public administration from Keller School of Management in Oak Brook, IL.  Thomas is the branch manager for the South Library where she works diligently to bring innovative programming and...
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Orlando R. Richmond, Sr. is a 1986 graduate of Jackson State University and served as the Student Goverment President. Recognized as one of Benchmark Litigation’s 2019 Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, Richmond is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and American College of Trial Lawyers and an Associate of the American Board of...
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Sekou Smith is a 1997 mass communications graduate from Jackson State University. He is also an award-winning writer, reporter and multimedia specialist who has spent two decades covering basketball around the globe, from the grassroots level to college to the NBA as well as Olympic and World Cup competitions. Smith has worked as a senior...
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Eric D. Stringfellow is a 1982 graduate of Jackson State University and has been tasked with building another Department of Mass Communications, this time in The Lone Star State. Stringfellow, who was the founding chair of Tougaloo College’s Department of Mass Communication, serves as an assistant professor of Mass Communications at Jarvis Christian College in...
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Felicia Ford – Vice President – Trustmark National Bank     Mortgage Loan Operations Supervisor A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi and a graduate of Jackson State University, Ms. Ford currently serves as Director of Commercial Banks for the MBA of Mississippi.  She is past president and vice president of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) of Mississippi, and...
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Dr. Christopher Wayne Robinson currently serves as associate professor of social work and project director of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Behavioral Health Paraprofessional Scholarship Program at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Robinson also serves as the clinical outpatient supervisor as a licensed social worker at Gateway...
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Delores Gibbs Rankin was born in Jefferson County, Mississippi, where she attended both elementary and high school. She has two degrees from Jackson State University: a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology (1969); and a Masters in Sociology (1980). Rankin started working as an Eligibility Worker with the State Department of Public Welfare in 1970....
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Britani Danielle Johnson is a third generation Jacksonian earning both of her degrees from Jackson State University: a bachelor’s degree in mass communication (2009); and a master’s degree in public policy and administration (2015). She was recently appointed as the community relations coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, a National Football League (NFL) team in Buffalo,...
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Adam Powell is originally from Montgomery, Alabama and is the son of a state trooper and social worker. He is a proud 2005 graduate of Jackson State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, and he also holds a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Inspired...
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Cornell William Brooks, former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will serve as Visiting Professor of the Practice of Prophetic Religion and Public Leadership at The Harvard Divinity School for the 2019 – 2020 academic year. Prior to leading the NAACP, Brooks was president and CEO of...
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