Jsunaa - Southeast Virginia Chapter

04/21/2026

04/17/2026

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has selected Dr. Denise Jones Gregory as the 14th President of Jackson State University. We congratulate Dr. Gregory and look forward to this new chapter for JSU.

04/16/2026

🕊️ Homegoing Celebration – Sister Myrtis C. Thomas 🕊️

It is with heartfelt love that we share with our JSUNAA Southeastern Virginia Chapter family the Homegoing Celebration for our beloved sister and oldest chapter alumna (Class of 1954), Myrtis Cobb Thomas, that was held on April 16, 2026.💙💙💙

Sister Thomas lived a life of Distinction, Excellence, & Grace — a true reflection of the Jackson State University spirit. We are honored to have called her one of our own.

Please scan the QR code below to view the service program and join us in honoring her beautiful legacy.

🌹 She has fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith. — 2 Timothy 4:7

Please keep the Thomas family in your prayers during this time. 🙏🏾

04/15/2026

It’s official‼️

03/06/2026

Breaking News: Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony, a beloved former Jackson State University professor and interim president, has passed away.

She is also a pioneer in television news who helped shape the careers of hundreds of communications students at two Mississippi universities.

02/28/2026

Today we honor the enduring legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. , and Barack Obama- two leaders whose lives reflect courage, vision, and hope.

Dr. King dared to dream of a nation united in justice and equality.
President Obama’s historic leadership reminded the world that progress is possible and that representation matters.

Their journeys inspire us to keep striving, keep believing, and keep building a future rooted in faith, freedom, and opportunity for all.

“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Dr. King

May we continue to walk in purpose, lead with integrity, and honor their legacy not just this month, but every day.

02/27/2026

Known as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied extensively to establish Black History Month as a nationwide commemoration. He was the second Black American to receive a doctorate from Harvard, after W.E.B. Du Bois. Woodson wrote many historical works, including the influential 1933 book The Mis-Education of the Negro. He died in 1950, a quarter-century before President Gerald Ford recognized the first Black History Month.

02/26/2026

As a professor at Alabama State College and president of Montgomery's Women's Political Council, Jo Ann Robinson made desegregating the city's buses her priority. And though she was already laying the foundation for a boycott, it was Rosa Park's arrest for refusing to give up her seat in the front of the bus that officially sparked Robinson to initiate action. What started as a one-day boycott turned into a months-long fight led by the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), with Martin Luther King, Jr., as its president. Robinson was a prominent leader behind the scenes of the MIA, largely contributing to the U.S. Supreme Court's 1956 ruling that segregated buses were unconstitutional.

02/25/2026

Stacey Abrams served in the Georgia House of Representatives, including as minority leader. Abrams gained national attention as the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor, becoming the first African American female major-party gubernatorial nominee in the United States. Although she narrowly lost to Republican Brian Kemp, she refused to concede, citing concerns about voter suppression. She founded Fair Fight Action to address that very issue, and her efforts have been credited with increasing voter turnout in Georgia. Abrams ran again for governor but lost to Kemp by a larger margin. Beyond politics, she is an accomplished author of both fiction and nonfiction books, including New York Times bestsellers, and has written under the pen name Selena Montgomery.