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How Louisville s Central High School and the Lincoln Institute played a role in educating African Americans in Kentucky
During the late 19th century, schools for African Americans were little to nonexistent. Here s how two schools helped shape education. Author: Sherlene M Shanklin, Nelson Reyes (WHAS 11), CJ Daniels, Kristin Pierce Published: 7:13 PM EST February 13, 2021 Updated: 7:13 PM EST February 13, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. If you were African American and wanted to be educated in Louisville during the late 19th century, options were very limited.
According to the Encyclopedia of Louisville,
the city charter of 1870 provided that schools for African American children be established and a committee on schools for African American children was formed.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2021) The University of Kentucky’s Martin Luther King Center, in collaboration with units across campus, will host a variety of events and programming, most of which will be virtual, to celebrate Black History Month this February.
While this year’s observance looks different than past year’s due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the observation of Black History Month will, nonetheless, allow the history and culture of Black Americans to be centered in recognition of past and present challenges, struggles and achievements.
“Since the late 60s and officially in 1976, Black History Month has been a long-awaited time for the corporate celebration of Black culture, Black stories and Black people,” said Chandler Frierson, UK senior and programming intern at the MLK Center. “With that narrative, this year’s Black History Month is a special month. People across the world have witnessed firsthand a year that has further proven the enduranc
A high honor for a member of the WUKY family. Rock and Roots host, local activist and musician DeBraun Thomas, who also hosts the Crunkadelic Funk Show every Saturday night on WUKY and is the co-host of the new Advanced D & D podcast with Dan Wu, received a Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Award from the University of Kentucky on Monday.
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The program, sponsored by the UK Alumni Association Lyman T. Johnson African American Alumni Group, in partnership with the UK Office for Institutional Diversity, honors and celebrates African American students and alumni from each college who epitomize the ideals of Lyman T. Johnson, who in 1949, became the first African American to attend the state’s flagship university.