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ECSU African American Literature Class Walks in the Footsteps of History Through the Life of Harriet Jacobs
Robert Kelly-Goss October 4, 2021
ECSU’s African American Literature class tours Edenton, North Carolina, learning firsthand about the life of the former enslaved woman, Harriet Jacobs. The tour allowed students to put into context her slave narrative, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.”...

‘9th Wonder’ Launches ECSU’s 2021 Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series Season Sept. 23
Robert Kelly-Goss September 14, 2021
9th Wonder Elizabeth City State University’s Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series 2021-22 season is launching Sept. 23 with a free event featuring 9th Wonder, the Grammy-award winning “super producer.” The event, “Leadership at the Center of Technology, Society and Diversity,”...


ECSU Visual Arts Students Display Work at Arts of the Albemarle
Robert Kelly-Goss April 9, 2021
Elizabeth City State University visual art and graphic design students are joining fellow art majors from College of The Albemarle in a joint show at Arts of the Albemarle. “Emerging Artists: A Celebration of Student Work in Elizabeth City,” opens...

WRVS 89.9 FM Celebrates 35 Years on the Air with SuccessFest
Robert Kelly-Goss March 22, 2021
Elizabeth City State University’s public radio station, WRVS 89.9 FM, is celebrating 35 years on the air this month with SuccessFest, its biannual membership drive and week-long radiothon, kicking off March 28. According to ECSU’s director of radio and television...


The Dallas Black Dance Theater Brings Innovation to Elizabeth City in Virtual Community Connection Series Performance
Robert Kelly-Goss March 15, 2021
The Dallas Black Dance Theater’s upcoming Elizabeth City State University Community Connection event is more than a virtual performance, it is an experience born out of a pandemic that motivated the artistic company to innovate in the face of challenging...

Viking Alumnus Deion Warren Takes his Passion for Music to The Voice
Robert Kelly-Goss March 12, 2021
When Deion Warren took the stage on The Voice earlier this week, people that know the Elizabeth City State University graduate might have been surprised that he chose the hit single, “Shallow,” as his blind audition song. “Shallow,” made popular...


ECSU African American Cemetery Project Preserves, Documents History
Robert Kelly-Goss February 25, 2021
Cemeteries are not only monuments to the loved ones that have passed, they are also monuments to history, and documentation of the past. But when those cemeteries are neglected, people not only lose a piece of that history, it is...

Nikki Giovanni Sees Hope in the Future: Celebrated Poet to Speak at ECSU’s Community Connections Series Feb. 25
Robert Kelly-Goss February 22, 2021
On the face of it, reading Nikki Giovanni’s poetry, it might seem that the sum of her life is found in her written words, but more telling are the words she shares in conversation when, these days, she emotes expressions...


Blues Legends Get Iconic Treatment in ECSU Graphic Design Professor’s Mississippi Delta Mural Project
Robert Kelly-Goss February 19, 2021
Graphic design professor, John Stiles, is creating a mural honoring the legends of the blues. The mural will head to its permanent home in Cleveland, Mississippi next month. John Stiles is celebrating the blues. The Elizabeth City State University graphic...

ECSU Hosts PBS Documentary ‘The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song’ Discussions Feb. 9 and 15
Robert Kelly-Goss February 8, 2021
As part of its Black History Month celebration, Elizabeth City State University and WRVS 89.9 FM are having two virtual discussions on Feb. 9 and 15 about the highly anticipated PBS documentary, “The Black Church: This is Our Story, This...