Author: Jayhlin Rodgers
By Jayhlin Rodgers The 2024 Center for Journalism and Democracy (CJD) summit was filled with the distinct chatter of eager HBCU students. Curiousness drove discussions on how Black journalists can dictate their voices within political reporting. “HBCUs must cover political issues because, in this country, being Black is political,” said Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder of the […]
By: Jayhlin Rodgers Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris reached millions in their first face-to-face presidential debate. “The debate was very intense,” said Andrea Taylor, junior Radio, Television and Film (RTF) major. The debate, live broadcasted, reached 57.7 million homes and touched on topics revolving abortion, immigration, the economy, and foreign policy. […]
By: Jayhlin Rodgers The glaring lights of Texas Southern University’s dressing rooms shined brightly on the 2024-25 Mister and Miss Residential Life and Housing (RLH) pageant. “Yeah, the lighting in here is great,” said an excited Artist Tyson, a junior political science major and newly crowned Mister RLH. This was Tyson’s first time competing in […]
As I stood in the center of the Texas Capitol building, those words became a cloak for my anxiety.
Nikole Hannah-Jones entered a room filled with eager reporters and students alike; notebooks titled ‘Center for Journalism and Democracy’ topped tables as attendees acted as witnesses and record keepers to the history being made. This was the beginning of the Democracy Summit in Washington, D.C. In the inaugural opening of The Center for Journalism and […]
Texas Southern University joined Morgan State University Thursday, Sept. 22 in an all-expenses paid trip to the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) in Monterey, California. TSU’s Jazz Ensemble, University Choir, and Journalism department have taken flight to Monterey, along with 20 other jazz and choir students from Morgan State University, to perform at the Monterey Jazz […]
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