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Summer Outing
The Miller and Morris families were joined by a host of friends last month for their family gathering. The event was held in Brandon. (Photos by Julia Jackson)
Melina and Mia Miller enjoying the event.
Harold Thomas had the tough job of handling the grill.
Arnold Morris and David Murray.
Cane Miller and Charletta Parks attended the outing.
Rocky Thomas and Robert Nelson enjoyed the outing.
Carmen T. Morris and Larry Morris.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Presents Scholarships
The members of the Pi Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. gathered at New St. Matthew M. B. Church, Rev. Alec Hall, Pastor and a member of the fraternity, to pres- ent scholarships and financial assistance to outstanding students.
Scholarships of $3,500 each were presented to: Elijah Dante Benoit (Florida Institute of Technology), Malik Bennett Spence (FAMU), Kristopher Terry (University of Central Florida). Financial assistance of $500 each was presented to: Ron Cherry (FAMU), Devin Watkins (FAMU), Myles P. Yikes, Florida Atlantic University.
Brothers from the fraternity who attended were: Kelly B. Williams, Chris Johnson, Irving Lee, Stanley Gray, Carl Crowell, Jimmy Close, Maurice Williams, Michael Dupree, Terry Turner, Don Brown, City Councilman Frank Reddick, Kelly Williams, Albert Lee, Alec Hall, Marlow Blair, and Norman Campbell. (Photograph by Julia Jackson)
FAMU News
Actress T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh To Serve As Artist-In-Residence At FAMU
TALLAHASSEE, FL – This fall, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) theatre students will have the unique opportunity to train with one of the institu- tion’s most accomplished alumni in Hollywood.
T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh, internationally ac- claimed and award-winning performer, director, writer and producer, will become FAMU’s first W. K. Kellogg Foundation Artist-in-Resi- dence in the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (CSSAH) theatre program.
Keymáh, who has re- turned to the University on several occasions and is also the namesake of an endowed scholarship, views the position as an opportunity to pay it for- ward.
After first gaining national fame as a regular cast member on the comedy show “In Liv- ing Color,” Keymáh also gained notoriety for her role as Erica Lucas on the CBS sit- com “Cosby” and as Tanya Baxter on the Disney Chan-
T’KEYAH CRYSTAL KEYMAH ...Actress, Artist-In- Residence at FAMU
nel sitcom “That’s So Raven.” She recently completed the first season of her newest se- ries, “There's Johnny,” a com- edy produced for NBC's digital platform, Seeso, in which she plays Johnny Car- son's secretary, Roz.
Keymáh earned a bache- lor’s degree in theatre from FAMU in 1984 and received an honorary doctorate from FAMU in 2011. She wants to
share the wisdom she has gained over the years with her students.
Valencia Matthews,
Ph.D., CSSAH dean, believes having Keymáh as the the- atre program's first Artist-in- Residence is significant and underscores her willingness to give back to the program and the University in general.
In addition to teaching an acting for the camera class, Keymáh will also conduct three workshops and will di- rect “The Nacirema Society” by Pearl Cleage, which will be the first play in the Essen- tial Theatre’s 2017-2018 sea- son.
Ultimately, Keymáh said she believes historically Black colleges and universities should be at the forefront of what Black theatre is, and she hopes to help raise the bar during her time as an instruc- tor.
“As people of color in an industry where people of color are horrendously underrepre- sented, we have to be the stan- dard-bearers,” she said.
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