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Murray State University freshman Azzie Cunningham from Asheville, North Carolina, joined members of Congress, luminaries, award-winning authors and renowned civil rights activists for the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage this past spring in Alabama. Pictured from left are Ruby Bridges, the first child integrated into the William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960, and Azzie. (Photo Courtesy of Murray State)

Student embarks on Civil Rights Pilgrimage

September 24, 2020

Ciara Benham Staff Writer [email protected] In March, freshman Azzie Cunningham marched with more than 40 members of Congress for the Congressional...

We are black history: ECHOS, Inc. hosts first Open Mic Night

‘We are black history’: ECHOS, Inc. hosts first Open Mic Night

March 1, 2017

By Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor Murray State’s women’s empowerment group Eloquent Commitment to Helping Our Sisters hosted their first Open...

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African-American night celebrates diversity, black history

March 1, 2017

By Sydni Anderson, Staff writer Despite being hosted in a Murray State dining facility, African-American Night was less about food and more about diversity...

Black History Month kicks off

February 14, 2014

February has been Black History Month since 1976 when Gerald R. Ford asked Americans to seize the opportunity to honor black history. The switch took...

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