Keshia Knight Pulliam to speak at Kentucky State University’s Women’s History Month Assembly
|
Posted By: Hija Chang on March 19, 2018 Keshia Knight Pulliam, cast as the iconic Rudy Huxtable at five-years-old, is the featured speaker at Kentucky State University’s Women’s History Month Assembly March 22 at 11 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall. Kentucky State University’s 2018 Women’s Conference is sponsored by Miss KSU Dorian Wright. The Assembly is free and open to the public. “We are delighted to welcome Ms. Keshia Knight Pulliam to Kentucky State University,” said Miss KSU Dorian Wright. “She’s an influential woman who believes in helping others discover their passions and purpose in life.” Knight Pulliam is the youngest person ever to be nominated for an Emmy. Other accolades from her career include several NAACP Image awards and Young Artist Awards, a People’s Choice Award, and a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award. In 2014, Knight Pulliam was awarded the Daily Point of Light Award by Points of Light, a service organization which former president George H.W. Bush holds an honorary chair position. She was also the recipient of the Phoenix Award and the Community Service Award Key from the City of Atlanta. Besides an eight-year run on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning “The Cosby Show,” other credits include “House of Payne,” “Beauty Shop” and “Madea Goes to Jail.” In addition to an illustrious television and movie career, Knight Pulliam graduated with honors from Spelman College in 2001. As a Bonner Scholar and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Knight Pulliam became and remains an advocate for underserved communities. In 2010, Knight Pulliam started Kamp Kizzy Foundation, a free mentorship camp for youth ages 11-16 in her current home of Atlanta. The Women’s History Month Assembly is one event of many during the Kentucky State University 2018 Women’s Conference. Other highlights include Peace of Mind Monday, March 19 at 11 a.m. in the Carl M. Hill Student Center flex area; Retail Junkie Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom; Brown Sugar: Natural Healing at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 in the Student Center Ballroom; the Electric Lady Award Show, hosted by KSU Girls Rock, at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom; the Hair Show Friday, March 23 in the Student Center Ballroom; Spa Day with Little Miss KSU Saturday, March 24 at noon in room 312 of the Student Center and a Meeting with the Queens at 2 p.m. in the President’s Dining Room in the Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Building. Meeting with the Queens is also sponsored by Kentucky State University First Lady Adrienne Brown. http://kysu.edu/ If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
 |
Hija Chang
Management, See Moss Interactive Central State University class of 2021 Member Since January 2011 |
Comments
More From This Author
Latest News
 |
Detroit Early Middle College Weaves HBCU Culture Into the High School ExperienceDetroit Early Middle College (DEMC) is b ringing the culture of historically Black colleges and universities into the fabric of high school life. Through an HBCU-inspired House system, student leaders ...more
Reginald Claremont • 80 Views • October 30th, 2026 |
 |
NSU Engineer Dr. Renny Edwin Fernandez Advances Smart-Bandage Technology for Better Wound CareWhat if your bandages could communicate? That is exactly the question driving groundbreaking research at Norfolk State University , where Dr. Renny Edwin Fernandez , an associate professor in the Depa ...more
Roger Gates • 99 Views • October 29th, 2026 |
 |
In Case You Missed It: Connect with Employers You Missed Speaking with At Our Fall Conference & Career Fair!HBCU CONNECT's free Fall Virtual Conference & Career Fair drew more than 3,800 member logins and visits to the platform on Wednesday, October 21, as 49 employers and organizations recruited college st ...more
Cata Rizzle • 1,825 Views • October 26th, 2026 |
 |
📣 Introducing the MS-CC Student Community of Practice (CoP)!Connect with fellow students, share your ideas, and explore what’s next!
The MS-CC Student CoP brings undergraduate and graduate students together across institutions to explore research, technolog ...more
David Lockett • 222 Views • October 22nd, 2026 |
Popular News
 |
Louisiana Upholds Life Sentence to Black Man For Stealing Hedge Trimmers in 1997While this may not be HBCU related news, as an AFrican American male, I had to share this appalling decision by the Louisiana court system to keep a man in jail with a life sentence for such a petty c ...more
Roger Gates • 406,277 Views • August 6th, 2020 |
 |
Blonde Instagram Model Goes Viral for Graduating from HBCU and Pledging Delta Sigma Theta!A blonde woman is going viral this morning, for graduating from A Historically Black College while pledging a Black sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.
@Blonde_HBCU
The woman, an IG ...more
Roger Gates • 190,637 Views • November 30th, 2020 |
 |
Apple to Invest over $40 Million Dollars into HBCUs - Time to major in Computer Science!!!On Tuesday Johnny C. Taylor, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund stopped by “NewsOne Now” to make a major announcement that could literally change the lives of thousands of HBCU st ...more
Roger Gates • 131,330 Views • March 11th, 2015 |
 |
North Carolina HBCU Unity DayShaw University - Elizabeth City State University - Johnson C. Smith University - Fayetteville State University - Livingstone College - North Carolina A&T State University - North Carolina Central Uni ...more
Reginald Claremont • 119,991 Views • August 8th, 2016 |
 |
Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith to Donate $50 Million to Support STEM Students at HBCUsThe Student Freedom Initiative announced today a $50 million personal gift from Robert F. Smith, philanthropist and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. This gift matches the initial fu ...more
Roger Gates • 86,985 Views • October 22nd, 2020 |
