BRIELLE SMITH
Brielle Smith is a Spring 2023 Annenberg honors graduate of Howard University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Strategic, Legal,and Management Communications with a concentration in Public Relations. Brielle aims to use her career in communications to advance change by improving the amount of positive representation and visibility of African- Americans in the media. At Howard University, Brielle served as Vice President of the Annenberg Honors Program Student Council, contributed content to Her Campus online magazine, and volunteered as a Howard University student ambassador. Currently, Brielle is conducting research studies analyzing the mental health effects of digital media on minority youth. She has been named a 2021 Patricia Roberts Harris Public Affairs fellow as well as a 2021 CIEE Frederick Douglass Global Fellow where she traveled to Dublin, Ireland as a guest of Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. Brielle is also a cohort member of the 2022 Howard Entertainment program, sponsored by Amazon Studios, as well as the National Communication Association’s inaugural HBCU PhD Pipeline Program. This year, Brielle was named UNCF Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholar, a distinction given to one male and one female HBCU student per year. In the fall, Brielle will be a graduate fellow at the University of Southern California as a Master of Arts in Public Relations and Advertising candidate.
Chevrolet Celebrates Year 8 of “Discover the Unexpected” Internship Program, Partnering with HBCU Talent
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The DTU internship began on June 12 and concluded with a ceremony in Detroit on August 9. Upon completing the program, Chevrolet and the NNPA awarded each fellow $18,000 in scholarships and stipends, bringing the total amount awarded to $930,000, supporting 69 students from 23 unique HBCUs. To learn more about Discover the Unexpected, visit https://www.nnpa.org/chevydtu/.
Expansion of Business Initiative to Boost Philly Mayor’s Clean and Green Effort, City Officials Say
THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — City officials and non-profit leaders gathered at Temple University as Mayor Cherelle Parker’s office announced the expansion of the Philadelphia Taking Care of Business Program, also referred to as PHL TCB.
WATCH: Philly’s Junior Barber Academy Provides Safe Outlet for Youth
The Junior Barber Academy, located in Manayunk and led by the P. Michael Boone Foundation, is teaching young students between the ages of 12 and 18 the skills of barbering. The Academy and 21 other area nonprofits received grant funding in June from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office for their gun violence prevention efforts.
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