Hey there! I haven't talked to you guys in a while. What's been up? Sorry I haven't posted in a while; I've been insanely busy as of late but I still should have at least posted something. And for that, I am sorry.
Down to business; I am currently on the MegaBus, on my way to Pittsburgh, to hop on another bus to Philadelphia. Why, you ask? Well I'm glad you asked that.
It all started back in March. technically in October-ish. Early during the school year, I was approached by my friend Ashiyr Pierson, a fellow Journalism major, about starting an organization for black journalists. Of course I was down for the cause He said he would get me details later.
Skip ahead several months to February. Ashiyr has yet to give me any details outside of the name of the organization (National Association of Black Journalists). So I did what I do best and completely hounded him until he gave me answers. We set up a meeting to discuss what needed to happen and set a March deadline to accomplish our goals.
There was a whirlwind of activity following that meeting. I met Antonice Strickland, one of our vice presidents and editor of Voice Magazine, and several other members during our hustle to get established. We recruited several new members and ambushed our advisor Joe Grimm. We were having weekly meetings and things were starting to look up.
We discovered the NABJ Conference in Philadelphia and decided it would be a great move as a new organization to go. We made phone calls and PowerPoint presentations and begged the MSU J-School to fund our adventure. They agreed, and we set out to get ready.
So here I am, several months and a couple hundred dollars later, on a bus after a slightly excruciating car ride, on the way to Philadelphia with Ashiyr & Antonice. I'll be blogging, tweeting (@Smidget_Dee) and Facebooking hopefully all week. Let's go PHILLY!!!!!
