South Professor Kern Jackson on New Clotilda Documentary

Article and photo by: Conor Merrick | News Editor | cpm2022@jagmail.southalabama.edu Director Margaret Brown’s film “Descendant”, shown at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival is co-written and co-produced by South’s very own Dr. Kern Jackson. The film’s success at Sundance sparked Netflix and Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, to acquire the film. Dr. Jackson is the director of the African American Studies Minor … Continue reading South Professor Kern Jackson on New Clotilda Documentary

USA instructor Andrew Hongo brings home Emmy award

By: Richard Narramore | EIC “To know I have the capability to be a journalist at the highest level and be recognised for that, it does make me want to push harder and push for excellence in all the stories I do,” Andrew Hongo, an instructor at the University of South Alabama, said about winning his first Emmy. “However, for me, the motivation has primarily … Continue reading USA instructor Andrew Hongo brings home Emmy award