Education
Texas Southern University Houston, TX
Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in Communications May 2011
Major: Journalism Minor: Accounting
Experience
Texas Southern University Herald (Newspaper) – Houston, TX Aug. 2008 – Present
Sports Editor
· Covered all Texas Southern University athletic events
· Conducted interviews with players, coaches and front office personnel
· Increased readership by 20% for the 2010-2011 school year
· Social Media Correspondent for the 25th Annual HABJ Awards Dinner
Houston Community News (Newspaper) – Houston, TX Jan.2010 –May 2010
Contributing writer
· Covered sports and social events around the Houston area
· Researched information for stories and blogs
· Received recognition for daily contributions to the newspaper
Regal Magazine (Internship) – Houston, TX Jan. 2011-Present
Intern
· Wrote sports stories on teams from various HBCU campuses
· Helped the editor with all stories dealing with the Black Community
· Covered the 2011 SWAC Basketball Tournament
· Interviewed Dr. Cornel West and Minister Louis Farrakhan at Howard University
Organizations/
Activities
Texas Southern University Student Government Association (TSUSGA) –Senator
Texas Southern University Association of Black Journalists (TSUABJ) Member
Texas Southern University NAACP Unit #6864 (Houston,TX) Political Action Chair
National Association of Black Journalists- Member
Skills
Adobe Software: Dreamweaver; InDesign; Photoshop;
Web 2.0 Sites: BlogSpot; Facebook; MySpace; Twitter; YouTube
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