Category Archives: Intro to Mass Communication Blog Posts

On February 27th, our MSCM 2400 class had a class meeting in the NCCU tv studio. This visit to the TV studio was probably one of my favorite moments in the course. I remember specifically when I changed my major from business administration to mass communications how excited I was that I would get theContinue reading “NCCU TV Studio”

“In order for non-violence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none.” -Stokely Carmichael I thoroughly enjoyed the film because I feel as though it brought awareness to other black activists who fought for equality. The film, which was made by foreign visitors of America, brought attention to many issuesContinue reading “Black Power Mixtape”

“We are the ones who create tomorrow, we’ve just been doing it unintentionally.” -Vida Williams For my MCSM 2400 class, Professor Chambers had us watch a TED Talk by Vida Williams where she goes into detail about citizen data. When the video started, she was wearing a shirt that read “#CitizenData,” with the intent toContinue reading “Vida Williams TED Talk #CitizenData”

“Music to me is poetry with great emotion. It’s all about feeling and how you say these words, and how you use words to express yourself. That’s what I want people to know me for, and that’s why I call myself RAPSODY.” -Rapsody I watched an episode from the Netflix series “Rapture” centering around theContinue reading ““Rapture” Episode, Centering Rapsody”

“Hip-hop has always been about being creative and being innovative with the tools that you have.” -Michael “Blue” Williams On February 10th, 2020, Professor Chambers showed our class a “sizzle reel” to get our honest opinions and ideas about a show concept. I’d never heard of a sizzle reel prior to him showing it toContinue reading ““The Check Finder” Sizzle Reel”

March 29th, 2020 I’ve been home since I first left for spring break on March 6th, 2020, aside from the day that I returned to NCCU to move out all of my things. I live in Bowie, MD, and it’s about a 4 1/2 hour drive from NCCU, 6 if you take the bus, whichContinue reading “Corona Virus Experience”

“Food is health, food is life.” -Jasmine Crowe On March 3rd, 2020 in my MSCM 2400 class, our class watched a TED Talk hosted by Jasmine Crowe, an NCCU alumna dedicated to helping solve the challenge of world hunger. Jasmine Crowe is a very accomplished woman, and she shared during her TED Talk some statisticsContinue reading “Jasmine Crowe TED Talk”

During our MCSM 2400 class recently, Professor Chambers showed us an animated short film titled ‘Hair Love’. The film was very well received and received an accolade from the Academy Awards for best animated short film. ‘Hair Love’ is a story that focuses on a young black girl who needs to get her hair doneContinue reading “‘Hair Love’ A Short Film Reflection”

In class on January 23rd, 2020, we watched Tyler Perry’s speech from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in class. Throughout Tyler Perry’s speech, they not only mentioned his triumphs, but they mentioned how he struggled on his way to fame. I found it inspiring how in the beginning, Tyler would have such aContinue reading “Tyler Perry’s Speech @ NABJ in Detroit”