November 10, 2020 . Volume 75 . Issue 9
A Night of Grace and Poise: Coronation 2020
Ryann Jordan The Southern DIGEST
mentions the manner in which learned the value of prayer and to always put God first was instilled The role of Miss Southern is in her at a young age. Her role as a standing Southern University Miss Southern is something she tradition in which the University said has been manifested since crowns a young lady that exudes her freshman year. Even when a level of grace, poise, kindness, she doubted herself, the endless and selflessness. Ms. Kennedie E. love and support from family and Batiste possesses these defining friends kept her going and got characteristics in such a way her to this moment. Kennedie that led to her victory as the took time within the program University's 90th Miss Southern. to extend her sincere gratitude From an early age, Kennedie toward her family, friends, and
faculty for molding her into the upstanding young lady she is and growing into today. From start to finish, the program for the coronation ceremony presented a cultural feel with noteworthy aesthetics. Kennedie’s campaign was a Cinderella-style affair and according to many on the scene, it presented regal black elegance at its finest. Before Ms. Batiste made her grand entrance however, the program started
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not vote for him, telling Trump voters that he understood their disappointment but adding, “Let’s give each other a chance.” “It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, to lower the temperature, to see each other again, to listen to each other again, to make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy," he said. “We are not enemies. We are Americans.” Biden, 77, staked his candidacy less on any distinctive political ideology than on galvanizing a
with the introductions of her royal court, which included Miss Freshman Jasmine Brown, Miss Sophomore Briana Hall, Miss Junior Talaya Johnson, and Miss Senior Nicole Moore. After her royal court is introduced, Little Miss Southern Sariyah Caldwell and Mr. Southern Mason Batiste makes their debut across the coronation floor and took their seats next to Kennedie on stage. Following Little Miss Southern and Mr.
Biden defeats Trump for White House, says "time to heal" not far from his Delaware home, “and to make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home." WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden crossed the winning Democrat Joe Biden defeated threshold of 270 Electoral College President Donald Trump to votes with a win in Pennsylvania. become the 46th president of the His victory came after more United States on Saturday and than three days of uncertainty as offered himself to the nation as election officials sorted through a a leader who “seeks not to divide, surge of mail-in votes that delayed but to unify" a country gripped processing. by a historic pandemic and a Trump refused to concede, confluence of economic and social threatening further legal action turmoil. on ballot counting. But Biden “I sought this office to restore used his acceptance speech as an the soul of America,” Biden said olive branch to those who did in a prime-time victory speech
Southern, members of faculty along with Kennedie’s parents and grandparents are introduced. Once introductions were out the way, Kennedie makes her grand entrance on a white carriage surrounded by blue and white balloons. At that moment, the audience in room seemed to be in awe of Ms. Batiste and how poised and beautiful she looked. Once Miss See CORONATION page 3
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