Tag: hbcu
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Manjaneel -short story
by Indeyah Todman Why the Manjaneel Tree is Poisonous The tree was mighty. The gigantic, godly tree with bright green leaves shaped like ovals stood 50 feet tall in the island sand. Its fruit was circular like an orange but was a light green color. On the island of St. Croix, everyone loved the tree…
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UVIABJ: Changing the Game
UVIABJ Members Represent the University at Top Journalism Conference: Changing the Game/Breaking the Barriers by Shugga Rosenblum (STT. August 24, 2022). -UVI’s Student Organization of the Year (2022), the UVI Association of Black Journalists (UVIABJ) received warm and enthusiastic greetings from thousands of communication professionals at the preeminent media conference for people of color…
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KACTF presents play about Ethel Waters: More than Sweet
by Indeyah Todman (STX, February 5, 2022) Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) “Sweet Mama Stringbean,” is more than sweet. Directed by Evelyn D. Tyler, a cast of talented Florida A&M University (FAMU) student actors bring playwright Beth Turner’s vision to life in the hour-long play. Behind the play is a prolific group of skillful stage management,…
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Three Times a Charm: 3rd UVI Student Participates in HBCU White House Press Briefing
UVIABJ staff/prUVI-January 25, 2022. A communication major at the University of the Virgin Islands has become the third student this academic school year to be selected to participate in the historic White House Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Journalism Press Briefings. The events are part of a White House initiative to strategically position young…
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Key Questions Receive Honest Answers from The Black News Channel
Key Questions Receive Honest Answers from The Black News Channel: Virtual Media Day Hosted for Outstanding Journalism Students from HBCUs by George Francis (STT, USVI-November 8, 2021) Recent social climate changes and shifts in the way news is disseminated about people of color have led to the following questions. Is there a future for Black…
