Students at North Carolina A&T State University are putting together a blog paying homage to the historic events of the sit-in movement, February 1, 1960. Four brave young men, all students of A&T, marched into the Woolworth store and refused to move from the all-white lunch counter. Despite the segregation laws of the South, the A&T Four acts of civil disobedience sparked a movement of people seeking justice through their oppression.
Check out more Sit-In Anniversary projects from other students here
To read more about the event of that historic day in 1960, check out the Civil Rights Museum detailed account of the movement here. It is amazing!
If you are in the Greensboro area, go check out the 3D Civil Rights Museum complete with several exhibits for your enjoyment.
Greensboro Urban Ministry here in Greensboro, N.C. is transforming the homeless community as well as struggling families with there wonderful services and volunteers. With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to put together a PSA from my visit to Urban Ministry. I hope it reminds us not to forget those who are not fortunate to enjoy the holidays like we do. Take the time to give back to your community this season. Happy Holidays everyone!
This time of the semester, students are either stressing finals or the anticipation of graduation. I have the pleasure of both. Graduation is my biggest issue however. I mean, there are so many questions and doubts that I have about whats next. I am pretty sure many can relate. I sat down with Dr. Teresa Styles of NC A&T SU's Journalism and Mass Communications Department. She shared her professional insight on the media industry that prospective graduates should be ready to get their feet wet in. Watch the interview below.
Some work recently completed at my internship site, WXII News 12 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Click on the link below to see the slideshow I created in Ib-Publish at the station. The images are from a ten car crash in Carroll Co., Virginia on I-77. No fatal injuries were reported.
During homecoming recently, I visited one of the most interesting , but least sought out places by students and faculty. F.D. Bluford library holds a piece of A&T’s history in its picture archives. Hundreds of unidentified pictures from past homecomings coronations, football games, and every day Aggie life with past alumni are there. I had a chance to interview with Ms. Gloria Pitts, Archive employee, to find out what their picture parties are all about!
Check out other student-produced 2009 Homecoming projects at the link below!
In the commercial breaks of the Skins/Philly game, while surfing the web, I came across a very interesting and dynamic interview on 60 Minutes with Tyler Perry. Being a Madea, laugh-until-it-hurts, fan, I had to check it out.
Perry had the chance to visit his childhood and some family in his old New Orleans neighborhood. Not only did he get emotional when he described his troubled past, but he gave a little secret away-where his hilarious characters originated from! Some those very same church-going inspirational ladies in Perry's films came from his family. His grandmother and aunts were some the very same gun-toting church-going women in films like Diary of A Mad Black Woman and The Family That Preys.
Although these parts the interview was very interesting, they were not what prompted me to write this message.
First, I have a question.
Who is Amos and Andy?
Don't burst a brain vessal trying to figure it out. I will reveal the answer later for those who don't know.
The interviewer told the Madea superstar of some of Spike Lees views on his films. Check out the interview below.
I didn't think Lee was doing the right thing when he said some foolishness about Tyler Perry's films imulating coonery and bafoonery, casting African Americans in a negative stereotypes when he see advertisements for them. Honestly, I was a little hurt by Spike Lee! He is one of my hero's in black cinema. I couldn't believe him of all people felt this way. We are entitled to our opinions.
Lee was quite hypocritical himself. Jungle Fever had a slew of negative Black stereotypes. What message was he trying to convey when he casted Halle Berry as a crackhead in Jungle Fever?
Perry responded to Lee's comments by saying very slyly, Lee should tell that to his fan base. I knew what that meant. His die-hard fans would tear Spike Lee apart trying to defend their beloved Madea and Brown. Those characters are meant to uplift and bring humor to real-life situations that we all can relate to.
I completely supported Perry in this one!
Amos and Andy is a stock sketch comedy based around 1920-1950's. It depicted racially driven stereotypes of three African American men that often found themselves in a pickle of situations with women and other drama. The two white actors that created the radio-turned-television series from their minstrelsy show in Durham, N.C. The actors voiced their idea of so-called Black dialect. Quite naturally this infuriated many people. Eventually, when it went to CBS, Black actors played the parts and actually paved the way for many successful African American actors today. But anyway, there you go...a little piece of history, not HIStory.
President Obama interviewed with the San Francisco Chronicle during his campaign to gain their support--as most presidential candidates do while campaigning. The Editorial Board asked the now U.S. President his views on certain issues. Do you think things have improved thus far in his presidency since such interviews as this?The issues that were discussed--has he acted on them yet? Please comment! Now take a listen to our eloquent president goe toe-to-toe with the Chronicle...
Today, rapper Lil' Wayne was found guilty on gun charges from 2007 when he made an appearance in Manhattan. Wayne is expected to be sentenced up to one year in prison one he goes to trial in February. Meanwhile, his felony drug charges from an Arizona incident are sticking and he is awaiting trial there...SMH!
I am trying to wrap my fingers around this one. Not because I do not understand what happened, but simply, just trying to come up with some logical explanation that the self-proclaimed "best rapper alive" could have for doing these idiotic things. Even if it was actually a member of his entourage carrying the piece, he has a career to think about!!!
I mean, you have a man that (a) makes boo-coo (a whole lot) money, (b) has a little league football team to feed now that his flock of baby mamas is collecting those checks, (c) has no regard for the way he explicitly raps about drugs, women, and guns--YES, LIL' WAYNE....everyone knows who your NINA is--and yet he insists on getting himself caught up in this coonery!
Everyone knows Mr. Carter has undeniable talent, but the man seems to be spiraling out of control.
Wayne needs to chill for a minute while he is out on bail and take some time to reflect on the man his career has made him to be. I am sure he would confidently argue that he is no different from when the block was hot back in the day, but I beg to differ.
Remember that priceless interview with Katie Couric? If that wasn't a desperate cry for his management team to step in, I don't know what was! Didn't see it, hit the link below.
Who knows what previous charges Wayne may have that will make the judge deliver a lengthy sentence in February? Quite honestly, he deserves his sentence because no one is above the law. T.I. is doing his bid right now. Shyne just finished ten years.
If I could tell Mr. Weezy F. Baby one thing it would be to think about your fans and your kids when you make these dumb decisions....at this point his image is not worth addressing anymore...he is who he is.
A world without Weezy in 2010, thats what its looking like. Who going keep up with the hype that Wayne established this and last year?
This map is a helpful tool for visiters to the Greensboro area during NCA&T SU Homecoming. Most of the time, it is very difficult to find reasonable accomodations with such a huge event going on. I hope you can use this information to not only find affordable hotels, but the best value as well!Please take a look at the slideshow of the 5 Most and Least Expensive Hotels in Greensboro, N.C. at www.webng.com/jjenkin3/hotels2/
This blog is used for a couple of things. Mainly to provide viewers with helpful links, information and projects.
Also, I like to delve into my journalistic ability to draw people in with a good story. It may be something in the news or something life-changing that just happened to me. Either way, my viewers can see my perspective and provide their own.
This is done in hope of engaging in great convo with intelligent, opinionated people.Besides....its 2009, everyone needs a blog!
I am a motivated college student attending North Carolina A&T State University. As a senior broadcast production major, I wanted to diversify my portfolio with various multimedia projects. This blog was created in Converged Media Projects class. Projects included in the blog are personal opinion pieces and multimedia work created on software. Some software used is Soundslides, Visual Communicator, Drop.io and Audacity. Much more is on the way...this is new development. Enjoy!
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