My Dear Aggies and Friends, My heart is still full and I want to personally thank each of you who shared and celebrated with me during the naming dedication of Speight Hall. Having a residence hall at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University named in my honor is truly one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. Your support, whether in person, via the live stream or in spirit, warmed my heart and means more to me than I can adequately articulate. Thank you for all your kind well-wishes, thoughts, flowers, cards and generous gifts. I appreciate every single one. It has been and will continue to be my…

With the rise of the natural hair movement among Black women in the 2000s, Vecoya G. Banks ‘09 created Love the Hair You Wear (LTHYW), a movement that helps women of color embrace their natural hair in a safe space.  Launched in 2015, LTHYW is designed to help Black women fall in love with their natural hair roots, increase their self-esteem, and enjoy the company of other natural beauties. The company offers an annual event for women to network and directly connect with natural hair brands that support them.  Banks, a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, started her natural hair journey during her senior year at North Carolina Agricultural and…

The annual North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Alumni Homecoming has a headliner this year that guarantees to “Woo Woo” Aggies. On Friday, Oct. 28, The Foundation for N.C. A&T State University, Inc. is rolling out the golden carpet with Grammy-nominated, R&B singer Jeffrey Osborne and special guest, Loose Ends. The Aggie Alumni Homecoming Concert will offer a dinner for all ticket holders that begins at 7:15 p.m. The show time for the concert is 8:30 p.m. in the Guilford Ballroom at The Koury Convention Center, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Osborne, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, is a former member of L.T.D. as the drummer and eventually the…

This weekend, many people in the city of Greensboro, N.C. are looking for ways to celebrate Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, it marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and the last remaining slaves learned they were free. Now a federal holiday, there are many ways for Aggies and friends to celebrate the culture of African American History. Locally, several Aggies have collaborated together to plan a Juneteenth Festival with multiple events over the weekend. Friday, June 17 Royal Expressions Contemporary Ballet presents the Arts Legacy AwardsWhen: 7:30-9 p.m. Where: Van Dyke Performance Space, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro The 2022 honorees include:Dance: Eleanor Gwynn, E. Gwynn DancersMusic and…

In the late 1950s and 60s, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University athletics were at an all-time high of winning championships for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).  It was a very familiar euphoric feeling that Aggies feel today with the university’s current athletic success. For the Stanford brothers, Pollard ‘61, Lorenzo ‘61 and Carl ’63, they were a powerful dynamic to Aggie football, being the first three siblings to play a collegiate sport at the same time in the CIAA in 1960.  As of March 2022, the Stanford Brothers Endowment was established to support students facing financial hardship at North Carolina A&T. The endowment gift was made by…

Growing up in Jacksonville, N.C., Jason Keith ‘01 saw firsthand the power of community service through his father, the late James Keith Jr. ‘67, who served in the military and supported his community faithfully. Today, Keith is a successful criminal law attorney, serial entrepreneur, community organizer, and the founder of a nonprofit in Greensboro, North Carolina. “My father always had the spirit of serving and he helped everyone in the community,” said Keith. “I can honestly identify myself in my dad when it comes to being a servant leader.” While attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Keith initially was a music major because of his love for the…

On February 1, 2002, it was a mild morning in Greensboro, North Carolina, when a large crowd gathered outside Dudley Memorial Hall in the historic district of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.  All were present for the 52nd-anniversary commemoration of February 1, 1960, the start of the Greensboro Sit-In Movement that transformed America. For a moment, all eyes were fixed on an enormous structure draped in a huge black cloth. Ezell Blair Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, their families, the family of David Richmond, the late Chancellor James C. Renick, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and a host of faculty, staff, students and community members were present…

The N.C. A&T Office of Alumni Relations and Department of Athletics will host a hybrid town hall on Thursday, February 24, at 7 p.m. ET to cover the university’s move to the Colonial Athletic Association. All alumni are invited to participate via Zoom, Facebook Live or in-person on the campus of North Carolina A&T.   (Please note: The in-person event will be limited to 80 people and face masks are required per university protocols) You may access this event using one of the following options: Pre-register for Zoom: https://ncat.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9B7OCx-bTUakGxbspkQOZw View on http://Facebook.com/NCATAlumni   Pre-register for in-person attendance: https://ncat.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3faZqrrTm8wKNAq Details for the In-Person Town Hall Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: Academic Classroom Building on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Address: 1602 Bluford Street, Greensboro, NC Landmark: Next…

On Tuesday, Jan. 25, the N.C. Department of Insurance honored Keith Mangum ‘04, a former Guilford County Sheriff Deputy, for his heroic act of saving two people on the same day. The ceremony took place at the Student Center on the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.  What appeared to be a normal day on Nov. 19, 2021, turned into a defining moment for Mangum when he was traveling on I-85 in Greensboro and witnessed a car that had made a U-turn and started driving north in the southbound lanes. The car crashed into a tractor-trailer and then hit a passenger car. After stopping his car, he…

It was 90 years ago in January and February 1932 when Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta established the first sorority chapters on the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Establishing sorority chapters at the time was no small feat. The charter students of both sorority chapters were part of the first generation of women to be enrolled at North Carolina A&T in over 25 years. They were integral in reestablishing student life and culture for women. In reviewing records from the University Archives, accounts in historically Black newspapers, and the chapter’s histories, we can learn amazing stories of the women who chartered these historic chapters and the impact that they…