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“KARENS” BEWARE
WATCH OUT “KARENS” (Staff, Lia Garvey & Tanika Charles, contributing writers, St. Croix, July 30, 2024). Virgin Islanders may be spared actual encounters with “Karens” but should realize that these people actually exist. Their true motives, which often underline racism, descrimination and prejudice may be clear and easily exposed. One of the most famous displays…
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Opal Lee- Grandmother of Juneteenth
by Leyla Abdallah, contributor Often referred to as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” Opal Lee played a crucial role in advocating for Juneteenth to become a federal holiday. Her activism journey was influenced by her personal experiences and historical awareness, which were shaped by her surroundings and the cultural context in which she grew up. Opal…
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UVI Student Winners of the Historic Self-Determination and Constitutional Development Poetry and Essay Contest
(STX/STT, June 12, 2024) staff. UVI Student Winners of the Historic Self-Determination and Constitutional Development Poetry and Essay Contest The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is pleased to announce the cash prize winners of the Historic Self-Determination and Constitutional Development Poetry and Essay Contest, hosted by the Social Science Department spearheaded by UVI Political…
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PRESTIGIOUS CANNES LION FESTIVAL RECOGNIZES UVIABJ JOURNALIST Celebrating creativity that drives progress.
PRESTIGIOUS CANNES LION FESTIVAL RECOGNIZES UVIABJ JOURNALIST Celebrating Creative Energy that Promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (staff, April 2024, STX). The University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) continues to live vicariously through its members and announces another historic ‘first.’ The student organization proudly reports that former Vice President Shugga Rosenbloom, now…
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UVIABJ Press Travel 5000 miles and Explore ‘Black Wall Street’
(St. Croix, April 27, 2024) Four University of the Virgin Islands Association of Black Journalists students traveled 2,285 miles one way to join more than 300 professional and practicing television, print, and radio journalists for the 2024 event, “Black Press Meets Black Street.” They endured more than 10 hours and three airflight changes (both ways)…
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RAISING THE BAR, CONTINUING TO PUSH HARDER: UVIABJ Student Journalists Faced Stiff Competition in 2024 SRPI
(Staff, STT, USVI, April 2024). For the third consecutive year, Comm majors/minors at the University of the Virgin Islands participated in the Southern Regional Press Institute at Savannah State University and were recognized for their outstanding reporting and writing skills. Students entered articles published between January 2022 and January 2023. Reporters and contributing writers of…
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