By: Kelton Brooks Margaret Munday stood out in the graduating class of 1960 at Western Kentucky University for two reasons: her passion for music and being the first Black student to attend and graduate from the college. Western Kentucky University has honored Munday by voting to rename a residence hall–Northeast Hall–after her: Munday Hall. “It’s an honor that is well-deserved – and for our institution – well past time,” WKU President Timothy Caboni told the school’s Board of Regents during its third quarterly meeting on Friday. RELATED: VSU Renames Buildings After Black Women Munday graduated from WKU in 1960 and taught […]

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