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Actress Erika Alexander coming to LC for reparations debate

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‘Living Single’ star directed film, ‘The Big Payback’ Ben and Jerry’s to serve up special flavor of ice cream for event  SALISBURY – Erika Alexander, who played attorney Maxine Shaw on the hit TV show, “Living Single,” will be on the campus of Livingstone College on March 20 to debate national reparations. Alexander co-directed her first film, “The Big Payback,” a documentary that follows Alderman Robin Rue Simmons and her pursuit to pass the first government-funded reparations program in Evanston, Ill. Meanwhile, U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee faces a 30-year uphill battle to pass HR40, a national bill to study reparations and make recommendations. Both women are met with racism and historical resistance, as well as assistance from allies and abolitionists within. Alexander and Whitney Dow, co-founders of Color Farm Media, are the team behind the documentary and are partnering with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to hold a series of National Reparations Debates, inspired by the 1965 James Baldwin-William Buckley debate. The first phase of the initiative incorporates 10 HBCUs in North Carolina with Livingstone College being the second occurrence. The program will be held from 6-8 p.m. in the Tubman Little Theater, located on the campus at 701 W. Monroe St., Salisbury. “Students will use spoken word and rap battles to debate for and/or against reparations,” said Nailah McDowell, LC Connect Coordinator and sociology instructor at Livingstone College. In preparation for the Monday program, the documentary will be shown twice this week on campus. The film debuted …

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In-person Open House is Monday

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Livingstone College will host its first in-person Open House since the pandemic on Monday, March 20, from 9:30 a.m.  to 1:30 p.m. Open House is an opportunity for perspective students to experience Livingstone College in action i.e., its classrooms, cafeteria, student body, student activities and the like. The theme for this year’s in-person event is “Field Trip.” Since it will be held during a school day, students will be bused to the college campus. But the event is still open and walk-ins will be accepted as well. The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. with check-in, followed by a kickoff featuring the Livingstone College Blue Thunder Marching Band and cheerleaders at 9:30 a.m. At 9:45 a.m., the admissions team will be introduced, followed by an introduction of Livingstone College’s 13th President Dr. Anthony J. Davis. Also on the program are the gospel choir, athletics, student affairs and the Royal Court, which includes the queens and kings of Livingstone. There will be department overviews for academic affairs, student affairs, financial aid, registrar, retention and student accounts. Lunch and tours will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “The Livingstone College experience is like no other. You truly will have the opportunity to take full advantage of your college experience here at the ‘Stone,” said Dr. Wilbur Lucas, associate vice president of Enrollment Management. “With the hard work of our faculty and staff, we work diligently to connect with the students to assure their path here at Livingstone College is tailored …

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LC collecting water this week for Jackson, Miss.

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Livingstone College has partnered with NC Black Voters Matter to help address the water crisis in Jackson, Miss. Livingstone is one of four water collection hubs for NC Black Voters Matter this week. The nonprofit organization has collaborated with three other historically black colleges and universities in the state (Elizabeth City State, Winston-Salem State and N.C. A&T State universities) to collect water for the 150,000 residents of Jackson, Miss. The city has been without safe drinking water after a historic storm in late August coupled with an aging water system damaged its drinking water treatment plant. “I always say that love is an action word,” said Livingstone College President Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr. “These are our neighbors according to our biblical teaching and they need our action. Everyone should have access to clean drinking water.” In a memo to faculty and staff, Jenkins said, “We are asking every Livingstone College student, faculty, and staff to join this critical effort by donating at least one case of bottled water, but you are encouraged to donate many more,” he said. “This water collection initiative is well aligned with our Holistic Learning Model of social responsibility, political action and health.” NC Black Voters Matter will pick up the Livingstone water donations on Friday, September 16, between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Mean Mug Coffee will also be on campus during these hours with a morning beverage for the first 250 people donating a case of water, compliments of Livingstone College. Donations are …