From the roots of your hair to your family heritage, roots are the beginning By Carmen Pettie UJW Co-coordinator Roots are an important part of what makes people into who they are. They are the pulse that feedsour desire to achieve our dreams and make history. That’s the message Brenda Cleveland expressed to a group [...]
Hometown Hero Gives Back to the Community By Marcel Caldwell UJW Correspondent Cascia Hall On a 95-degree day in June, 110 young football players from various backgrounds gathered at the University of Tulsa’s H.A. Chapman Stadium for the Felix Jones’ Go Hard Football Academy. Felix Jones, a running back for the Dallas Cowboys who was [...]
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JUNE 8 Click to download application: NABJ-Tulsa UJW applicationandwaiver2011 National Association of Black Journalists-Tulsa Urban Journalism Workshop NABJ-Tulsa UJW WHO: High school and college students who are interested in or are already majoring in journalism. Students from all area high schools and colleges are eligible, but enrollment is limited. [...]
NABJ-Tulsa annually hosts the Oklahoma Salute to Excellence Awards in Journalism to honor those who provide excellence in the coverage of the plight and successes of the African-American community and the African Diaspora.
By RUSSELL LACOUR World Staff Writer Published: 11/18/2009 Byron Pitts is an award-winning journalist with CBS News and a contributing correspondent for “60 Minutes.” He is also the author of an autobiography about how he overcame life’s obstacles through faith and family. Pitts is the keynote speaker at Saturday’s Tulsa Association of Black Journalists fundraiser. [...]