Rate this HBCU Day 78: Alcorn State University
- Thread starter DrBanneker
- Start date
Just going to add some more notable alumni not pictured on the first page.
Tory Hargro - Director of Product Design at Facebook/Meta
always been a real good guy when we was on the yard, smart as a whip obviously.
Timon Durrett - actor was on the yard when I was out there. He played basketball for Alcorn too. I remember when he got his 1st break, he was a body double in a magazine for Scottie Pippen.
Alexander Oneal - singer songwriter, actually played football at Alcorn
Michael Clarke Duncan - actor - former Basketball player at Alcorn
Tory Hargro - Director of Product Design at Facebook/Meta
always been a real good guy when we was on the yard, smart as a whip obviously.
Timon Durrett - actor was on the yard when I was out there. He played basketball for Alcorn too. I remember when he got his 1st break, he was a body double in a magazine for Scottie Pippen.
Alexander Oneal - singer songwriter, actually played football at Alcorn
Michael Clarke Duncan - actor - former Basketball player at Alcorn
Last edited:
60 year anniversary of Medgar and Myrlie Evers tragedy
out of respect as an Alcornite I must post this here.
Many don't know but Myrlie Evers returned to Alcorn State to serve as a Distinguished Scholar in residence. She counseled students during that time. She left the post in 2013.
out of respect as an Alcornite I must post this here.
Many don't know but Myrlie Evers returned to Alcorn State to serve as a Distinguished Scholar in residence. She counseled students during that time. She left the post in 2013.
Last edited:
get these nets
Veteran
June 30, 2023
Alumnus to serve as interim president at Alcorn State
Tracy Cook, a graduate of Alcorn State University, has been appointed as his alma mater as interim president. He will start in the role on July 8.
www.clarionledger.com
Alcorn rises in 3 U.S. News and World Report categories
Alcorn State University continues to be ranked among the best universities in the region and nation by U.S. News and World Report. The University landed in the No. 6 spot for Best Value Schools and No. 22 for Top Public Schools, both under Regional Universities (South).
Additionally, Alcorn is ranked among the top 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, coming in at the 29th spot.
“Alcorn State University continues to compete at a high level in annual rankings because of our commitment to the holistic education of our students while ensuring that we offer affordable tuition,” said Dr. Tracy Cook, interim president. “Overall, Alcorn has increased in three categories, showcasing the institution’s progression.”
Other U.S. News and World Report rankings for Alcorn include No. 34 Top Performers Social Mobility and No. 54 Overall Rank – Regional Universities (South). Alcorn has jumped 24 spots in the social mobility category due to its work to graduate first-generation and low-income students who receive Pell Grants.
The outlet recently changed its rating methodology.
U.S. News evaluated nearly 1,500 U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on as many as 19 measures for its 39th rankings edition. These statistics only pertain to measures reflecting academic quality and graduate outcomes – factors that are universally important to prospective students.
Alcorn rises in 3 U.S. News and World Report categories - Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University continues to be ranked among the best […]
www.alcorn.edu
ReturnOfJudah
Veteran
Shouts out to my Alcorn bruhs. SWAC baby
I absolutely can't wait for this book to drop. Big shot out to Joy Reid for giving us another look into the love story of these Alcorn state alums that helped awaken America. 
www.kirkusreviews.com
www.msnbc.com
MEDGAR AND MYRLIE | Kirkus Reviews
A biography of Medgar Evers and his wife, Myrlie, who made a lasting partnership during the early Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi before his murder in 1963.
www.kirkusreviews.com
Medgar & Myrlie | A new book by Joy-Ann Reid
Medgar Evers and the love story that awakened America: A new book by MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid
www.msnbc.com
I absolutely can't wait for this book to drop. Big shot out to Joy Reid for giving us another look into the love story of these Alcorn state alums that helped awaken America.
MEDGAR AND MYRLIE | Kirkus Reviews
A biography of Medgar Evers and his wife, Myrlie, who made a lasting partnership during the early Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi before his murder in 1963.
Medgar & Myrlie | A new book by Joy-Ann Reid
Medgar Evers and the love story that awakened America: A new book by MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid
Thanks for posting this
get these nets
Veteran
I think it's pure ignorance. The freedom we have to fail and to succeed is the biggest gift people like Medgar and Myrlie gave our generation. We no longer have to be perfect, we get to try and fail like everyone else now. That's freedom in and of itself. We must not ever forget how these people paved the way for us, literally taking all the arrows, staring down the barrel of blazing guns and still fighting on. I thank them. I honor them. I appreciate Joy Reid for doing the same with her platform.
I don't know how I didn't add this to this thread when it was 1st made, but since it's been bumped I must add that Alcorn has the only HBCU RV Park campgrounds and tailgating for the big game, it has adjacent bike trails to get around campus easily too. It's a unique experience usually reserved for Power 5 schools like Notre Dame, Auburn, and Alabama. I hope some of you all get to check it out one day.