“Diabetes and heart disease are the number one killer in this county,” Gerald said. “It is nothing to run into someone who has had a leg or limb removed due to diabetes and the food that they eat.”
Event celebrates jazz excellence, raises scholarship funds for jazz studies students and honors the late Grady Tate, an NCCU alumnus and soul-jazz drummer.
A special call meeting of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Board of Trustees Executive/Personnel Committee is scheduled for Monday, August 14, 2023, at 4 p.m. via virtual conference call.
The symposium will include a keynote, presentations and panel discussions designed to examine the impact of Jim Crow laws, hate-based crimes and the journey to justice.
The initiative recognizes institutions that planned and implemented practices to encourage students to register and vote in the 2022 and future elections.