OUT & ABOUT
ST. AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY GRADUATION 2014
St Augustine’s University honored 205 graduates Sunday May 4th. The commencement
address for was given by author and entrepreneur, Dr. Darryl Scriven (Top). Scriven
grew up in public housing in Jacksonville, Fla., and went on to earn a scholarship
at Florida A&M University and a master’s and doctorate in philosophy at Purdue
University, the first black Ph.D. in the discipline in the school’s history. Student body
President David Frazier (Bottom) addressed his peers seated in the campus quadrangle
along with faculty and hundreds of family members and friends. (PHOTO: Greg Coats)
THE ART OF COOL
JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Art of Cool Jazz Festival = 2 days + 2
outdoor stages + 6 indoor music venues
+ over 30 world-class performances =
1 mega music festival in Durham, NC –
The Art of Cool Jazz Festival. The event,
which took place April 25-26, started
with a free Festival Kick Off Party on
Friday at Durham Central Park (Bottom)
and featured R&B legend Maceo Parker
(Top) at the Carolina Theatre. PHOTO:
Mel Brown
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