I need to speak ‘properly’-A Response to Spoken Word TEDTALK

by Wilah-Marie Baptiste *NOTE: Jamila Lyiscott, PhD.,  aka, Dr. J, is an aspiring way-maker, a community-engaged scholar, nationally renowned speaker,  and co-founder/co-director of the Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research. Dr. J is most well known for being featured on TED.com where her video, ‘3 Ways to Speak English,’ has been viewed over 4.8 million …

UVI MEDICAL SIMULATION CENTER- STX CAMPUS- RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

(STX-June 28) -STX campus was the site of the Ribbon cutting ceremony that allowed community members, local residents, and government officials the opportunity to tour the much anticipated medical simulation facility. According to Project manager, Elisa Sanchez, owner of EJS, although the building is not yet operational, major components have been installed, and the community …

Caribbean Cinematic & Arts Festival -UVI Film

by Shugga Rosenbloom, contributing reporter The University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) invites the general public to join the virtual/zoom film event, Caribbean Cinematic & Arts Festival (CCAF) https://caribfilm.net/on Saturday and Sunday,  April 23rd and 24th 2022. Interested persons may check the website at www.cribfil.net and submit a video project to …

Going for the Goal: Comm Students Submit Record Number of Media Entries to SRPI

staff STX, February 12, 2020). Last year, despite the challenges of the COVID pandemic, UVI comm students placed among the top winners of the Southern Regional Press Institute hosted by Savannah State University. This year, Nadege Barber, president of the University of the Virgin Islands Association Of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) proudly announced that a record …