2021 News Articles
Kentucky State University alumna featured in Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas on Lifetime
A Kentucky State University alumna was recently featured in Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas on Lifetime. Angela Birchett portrays Stella in the movie. Birchett is no stranger to Lifetime, recently portraying Jacky Cullen Chisholm in the production of The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel. Birchett recently appeared on the The Good Word podcast to discuss her role. Click here to access the podcast.
Kentucky State University donated more than 6,600 pounds of produce through its healthy food initiative
Kentucky State University’s Healthy Food Initiative started in 2020 as a way to make sure that produce grown for research did not go to waste. Since then, thousands of pounds of produce have been donated to soup kitchens in the Frankfort area. In 2021, Kentucky State donated 6,622 pounds of produce, 4,047 of which were to ACCESS Soup Kitchen and Men’s Shelter in Frankfort. At ACCESS, the donated produce gets used in meals or put on...
Kentucky State University received nearly $350,000 to help improve water quality
Kentucky State University recently received a grant for nearly $350,000 to help farmers improve water quality. Kentucky State University recently received $349,781.50 from the USDA for a grant titled, “Helping Small-Scale and Socially Disadvantaged Growers in Improving Water Quality to Ensure Food Safety of Produce for Consumers and Increased Sales.” More than 75 percent of Kentucky farmers have sales of less than $25,000 per year...
Kentucky State University alumnus inducted into Cave City Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame
A trailblazing Kentucky State University alumnus is scheduled to be inducted into the Cave City Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame. According to a WCLU Radio report, William S. Dotson, a former Kentucky State Industrial College and what is now Kentucky State University graduate, is slated for induction Dec. 14. Dotson completed his degree in 1936. By 1938, Dotson was the first Black insurance agent in Lexington, Kentucky. Accordin...