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submitted by UVI VOICE 2.0 staff (St. Croix, VI. December 10). There are 300 University of the Virgin Islands graduates in the Class of 2020 but six students stand out from the crowd. Six exceptional students will graduate with majors and minors in the discipline of mass communication from UVI Six exceptional students will graduate …
by J’nise Gifft Dancing While Black is just that, all that, up in that (what of that?), a fracture, an intersection, a mending, a void stolen and borrowed and originated and born again and again and again; resurrected, laughing at its own coincidence; ugly and profound, everyday and magicelectric; Dancing While Black is… has been… …
by Karon Reynolds To the Big Leagues Anisha George is Virgin Islands made and excelling on the basketball court. Born and raised on “the big island” of St. Croix she made big impacts at all the schools where she played. She made her mark in the basketball programs at St. Croix Central High School, Moberly …
by J’Nise Gifft UVI student Karon Reynolds, a junior in the communications program, was one of the 470 students chosen out of 2,000 to attend the 20th Annual Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute this fall. The four day leadership development conference began on 17 Oct. 2020. College juniors, seniors, graduate and law students that attend Historically …
UVI JERUSALEMA DANCE CHALLENGE First HBCU to take on the Jerusalema Dance Challenge via Zoom Staff CHARLOTTE AMALIE, VI, 20, Oct 2020 – Tuesday, 20, Oct. 2020, at 1:00 p.m. the UVI Department of Communication hosted the Jerusalema dance challenge via Zoom. UVI became the first HBCU to host this dance challenge open to public …
by Jada Roberts Sheena Rose: The Barbadian Warrior Artist Sheena Rose, an 35-year-old contemporary artist, is determined to control her narrative and inform the world of her Caribbean heritage beyond her canvases. Rose was born in Bridgetown, Barbados. At a young age, she always knew she wanted to pursue her life through art. It was …
The executive board of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) cast a unanimous decision at its annual meeting in October, that led to a historic event for UVI, the USVI territory and the entire Caribbean area. The University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) became the first student chapter as …
written by Shani Issac Shortly before Hurricane Maria struck us in 2017, I placed an order for a 23andme DNA testing kit. To my surprise, I wound up acquiring it before I thought I would, and so my journey to better understand my racial identity began. It is an inescapable fact that many of our …
by Nicholas Figueroa The death of George Floyd Has sparked brutal riots and protests all over America. The scale of the current fight for the end to racial injustice and the perpetuation of institutionalized racism, has been likened to the Civil rights era. However, America is not the only place in the world that was …
by Neilia Berry “Black Lives Matter movement is not just about Black lives in the United States; it’s not just about Black lives in the UK, it’s Black lives, period.” — Alex Downes When analyzing the article by Melissa Noel, “The Fight Against Racial Injustice Is A Caribbean Fight Too,” in the July 17th issue …