Funds will focus on African American history, folk music and chemistry.
Lorenzo Ward has coached 16 defensive backs drafted by National Football League teams, including a pair selected to recent NFL Pro Bowl rosters: New England’s Stephon Gilmore and Green Bay’s Jaire Alexander. So when Ward, defensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football Mocs, talks about Jordan Jones, you sit back and listen. “Pound-for-pound—and I’ve told him this—Jordan Jones is probably the best cornerback I’ve coached,”…
Chauncey Figgures admits he is a history geek. Figgures, a junior in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Communication program, has long been interested in reading about the trailblazers in Black history. So he has taken the next step this month by turning what he has learned into short stories about historical figures on Facebook. “I want to do something cool for this year. Every day starting…
