{"id":7078,"date":"2020-09-21T16:49:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T16:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/alumni\/?p=7078"},"modified":"2020-09-21T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T16:49:12","slug":"eboni-rideout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/alumni\/2020\/09\/21\/eboni-rideout\/","title":{"rendered":"Eboni Rideout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/09\/Eboni-Rideout.photo_-184x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/09\/Eboni-Rideout.photo_-184x300.jpeg 184w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/09\/Eboni-Rideout.photo_.jpeg 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>Eboni Rideout is a proud 1998 graduate of Jackson State University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science\/pre-law. After graduation she received a master\u2019s in criminal justice administration from Tennessee State University in 2002, and later earned a certification\/license in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Government (Grades 7-12) from Union University.<\/p>\n<p>Rideout chose Jackson State University because she was looking for a <i>\u2018home away from home\u2019<\/i> that would cater to her educational, personal and social needs as an individual and collectively.\u00a0 Also, while watching <i>Motown 30th Anniversary Special, <\/i>she saw the infamous, <i>\u201cSonic Boom of the South\u201d<\/i> open the awards show as the featured band. It was her first time ever seeing or hearing about Jackson State. The majority of her family has ties to the <i>\u201cother Tiger\u201d <\/i>school in Nashville, TN. She recalls, \u201cMy family just knew that I would be attending \u2018that\u2019 school but after watching that show, I immediately knew that I would take my academics and talents to this University.\u201d During her freshman year, Eboni marched in the <i>THEE \u201cSonic Boom of the South\u201d<\/i> (1992), where she played the flute and piccolo. She was also a four year member of the Insatiable Modeling Squad (Brick House) and was an active member of the Tennessee Club.<\/p>\n<p>Reminiscing on her undergraduate experience, Rideout said, \u201cThe faculty and staff in the Political Science department nurtured me and gave me the solid foundation on which I stand today. Every member of the faculty and staff in that department created a sense of family, provided learning and volunteer opportunities and showed us students how to build connections with key alumni and government officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rideout love for her hometown and all things history led her back to Memphis, Tenn. and into a 15-year successful educator. She is currently employed as a Government and Economics\/AP Government Economics instructor with Shelby County Schools at Memphis\u2019 historic Melrose High School. She has also held numerous leadership positions including department chair, learning coach, master\/lead teacher, member of Principal Advisory Committee and new teacher mentor. She also serves as an adjunct instructor for Dual Enrollment, ACAD and Criminal Justice at Southwest TN Community College.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rideout is an active member of the Memphis Alumni Chapter and a successful entrepreneur as well, owning three businesses in the beauty\/hair care industry. She recently launched, <i>You Nailed It<\/i> (www.younailedit.org), a nail polish and dipped powder line; <i>Facial Expressions by Eboni<\/i> and <i>HairapyTherapy<\/i> (www.hairapytherapy.net) specializing in hair care for women of color and a beard line for men.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eboni Rideout is a proud 1998 graduate of Jackson State University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science\/pre-law. 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