SALSA ON STX

by Felisha Felix, photographer/reporter The Hispanic Heritage Celebration on the AAS campus was enjoyed by a member of the UVI president’s cabinet. Dr. Camille McKayle Stolze, the Provost, shared a dance with UVI students.

HISPANIC HERITIAGE CELEBRATION

Felisha Felix, reporter/photographer (STX, September 20, 2023).UVI showed out to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with “Passion and Pride” with the theme positive logo: “Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress in America.” UVI Buccaneers were honored with a Happy Hour Social Wednesday morning at the Albert A. Sheen Campus. Vendors such as Love Croix Helados brought amaretto …

SPEAKOUT: “What advice would you give someone going into their first year of College”

by Angelique Lettsome-Samuel, contributing writer (STT, September 18, 2023) “The most important advice I would offer to a student who would like to attend UVI is- enjoy the luxury of being a part of a small and loving community. Although UVI is smaller than most HBCU’s, this HBCU is unique because they’re big on support. …

UVI_Association of Black Journalists Attend NABJ conference in Alabama

(STX, September 15, 2023.) Through rain and sleet, and in this instance, sweltering heat, journalists will pursue the truth. Two UVI students, proved this theory correct when they attended the annual conference of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Birmingham, Alabama, August 3-6th. Michael Bell and Jackeima Flemming traveled more than 3415 miles …

The Comm Unit at UVI is on The White House Guest List

(STX, May 5, 2023). A special invitation from the Biden-Harris administration was extended to The University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ), and President Michael Bell readily accepted on behalf of the group. With only a 72-hour notice, the graduating senior met a unique challenge to fly to the White House in …

Afrofuturism in Art: Davis, Clinton, and A Tribe Called Quest

by Michael Bell (STX-February 1, 2023) Miles Davis and George Clinton are pioneers in the different genres of music they shaped. Miles was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, and his impact is still felt today. He was a pioneer in developing the jazz genre, and his work helped shape the …