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Rhoden. The fellowship – established as part of Andscape’s mission to <a title="https://andscape.com/podcasts/#rhoden-fellows" href="https://andscape.com/podcasts/#rhoden-fellows" data-outlook-id="c5fe70d0-34fa-452e-8758-6a805a63413b">develop new voices</a> and serve as an incubator for future multicultural journalists – is open to outstanding undergraduate students at HBCUs.</p> <p>Through the lens of sports, the fellows produce stories about race, class and culture and serve as campus correspondents for Andscape. The eighth class of fellows includes: <b>Assata Allah-Shabazz</b>, Morgan State University; <b>Nilea Cosley</b>, Clark Atlanta University; <b>Sydney Cuillier</b>, Southern University and A&M College; <b>Madison Firle</b>, Howard University; <b>Gabrielle Heyward</b>, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; and <b>Aniyah Robinson</b>, Langston University.</p> </div> <hr> </div> <h3 class="rhoden-fellows-page-cohort-divider">Rhoden Fellows: Class of 2025</h3> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/assata-allah-shabazz/"><img alt="Assata Allah-Shabazz" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-6.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-6.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-6.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/assata-allah-shabazz/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Assata Allah-Shabazz</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Assata Allah-Shabazz is a strategic communications major from Hershey, Pennsylvania. Allah-Shabazz coordinates interviews and game coverage as an assistant manager for BEAR-TV, the school’s internal network. She is the great-great-niece of the first HBCU player drafted to the NFL, Robert “Stonewall” Jackson.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/many-ciaa-coaches-love-for-the-game-took-root-while-playing-on-conference-courts/">Many CIAA coaches' love for the game took root while playing on conference courts</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/nilea-cosley/"><img alt="Nilea Cosley" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-3.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-3.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-3.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/nilea-cosley/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Nilea Cosley</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Nilea (pronounced “Ny Lee”) Cosley, a senior pursuing a degree in mass media arts with a minor in journalism, is a native of Philadelphia. Cosley is a managing editor of the CAU Panther newspaper.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/get-ready-to-party-its-homecoming-season/">Get ready to party: It's homecoming season</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/sydney-cuillier/"><img alt="Sydney Cuillier" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-1.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-1.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-1.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/sydney-cuillier/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Sydney Cuillier</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Sydney Cuillier is a senior mass communications and broadcast journalism major from Houston. Cuillier reports and writes about developing sports stories for the Office of Student Media. In 2023, she created “Sydney’s on the Clock,” a sports talk show centered around teams in Louisiana.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/southerns-band-director-says-super-bowl-performance-is-a-dream-for-the-students/">Southern's band director says Super Bowl performance is 'a dream for the students'</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/madison-firle/"><img alt="Madison Firle" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-5.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-5.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-5.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/madison-firle/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Madison Firle</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">HOWARD UNIVERSITY</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Madison Firle, an expectant Bachelor of Arts graduate in broadcast journalism, hails from San Francisco. As a bilingual student, Firle has also studied in Barcelona, Spain, as part of the Council on International Educational Exchange. Firle serves as a sports reporter during the Bison basketball and football seasons.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/blake-harper-used-to-be-howards-towel-boy-now-hes-the-best-player-on-the-team/">Blake Harper used to be Howard's 'towel boy.' Now he's the best player on the team.</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/gabrielle-heyward/"><img alt="Gabrielle Heyward" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-2.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-2.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-2.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/gabrielle-heyward/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Gabrielle Heyward</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">A resident of the Carolinas via Rock Hill, South Carolina, Gabrielle Heyward is a journalism and mass communication major. Heyward has participated on several school leadership boards, including serving as yard editor for the A&T Register. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and trying new restaurants.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/black-sportswriters-hall-of-fame-to-honor-three-legendary-journalists-in-inaugural-event/">Black Sportswriters Hall of Fame to honor three legendary journalists in inaugural event</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/aniyah-robinson/"><img alt="Aniyah Robinson" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-4.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-4.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rhoden-fellows-4.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/aniyah-robinson/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Aniyah Robinson</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">LANGSTON UNIVERSITY</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Aniyah Robinson, originally from Wichita, Kansas, is a broadcast journalism major. Robinson provides social media coverage for the Lions’ athletic department, in addition to her dual role as associate editor and reporter for the school’s newspaper. In April 2023, Robinson became president of the Langston University chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/langston-lady-lions-make-history-winning-sooner-athletic-conference-championship/">Langston Lady Lions make history winning Sooner Athletic Conference championship</a> </div> <hr> </section> <h3 class="rhoden-fellows-page-cohort-divider">Rhoden Fellows: Class of 2024</h3> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/takier-george/"><img alt="Takier George" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/George_Takier.png?w=118" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/George_Takier.png?w=118 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/George_Takier.png?w=236 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/takier-george/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Takier George</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">HOWARD UNIVERSITY</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Takier George, a 2024 Rhoden Fellow and native of Arlington, Virginia, is a senior majoring in English with a minor in television and film. Takier enjoys writing poems and has had her work published in The Amistad, Howard University's literary arts journal, and The Hilltop, Howard's student newspaper. She is also editor-in-chief of the Sterling Notes Literary Journal. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/howard-university-elects-its-first-transgender-student-body-president/">Howard University elects its first transgender student body president</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/lawrence-goss/"><img alt="Lawrence Goss" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goss_Lawrence.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goss_Lawrence.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Goss_Lawrence.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/lawrence-goss/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Lawrence Goss</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Lawrence Goss, a 2024 Rhoden Fellow and senior broadcast journalism major who hails from Atlanta, has worked as an anchor at Rattler Take, the school’s news platform. He holds an active leadership role with three on-campus organizations and serves as the lead sports editor for the school's newspaper, The Famuan. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/the-seeds-others-planted-throughout-my-life-led-me-to-florida-am-and-my-future/">The seeds others planted throughout my life led me to Florida A&M and my future</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/kamryn-jackson/"><img alt="Kamryn Jackson" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jackson_Kamryn.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jackson_Kamryn.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jackson_Kamryn.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/kamryn-jackson/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Kamryn Jackson</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">RHODEN FELLOWS</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Kamryn Jackson is a former Rhoden Fellow. She played volleyball in high school and knew she could stay connected to sports through writing about them. She loves all things TV, film and, of course, sports!</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/no-room-for-hamptons-band-at-north-carolina-ats-homecoming-game/">No room for Hampton’s band at North Carolina A&T’s homecoming game</a> </div> <hr> </section> <h3 class="rhoden-fellows-page-cohort-divider">Rhoden Fellows: Class of 2023</h3> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/alexis-black/"><img alt="Alexis Black" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Alexis-Black2.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Alexis-Black2.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Alexis-Black2.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/alexis-black/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Alexis Black</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">North Carolina A&T State University</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Alexis Black is a senior multimedia journalism student from Prince George’s County, Maryland. She is a contributor for The A&T Register, a student reporter for Aggie News and a student-athlete with N.C. A&T’s cheerleading program. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/if-i-could-go-back-in-time-id-choose-my-hbcu-north-carolina-at-all-over-again/">If I could go back in time, I’d choose my HBCU, North Carolina A&T, all over again</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/jaicee-christian/"><img alt="Jaicee Christian" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jaicee-christian4-1.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jaicee-christian4-1.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jaicee-christian4-1.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/jaicee-christian/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Jaicee Christian</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Alabama State University</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Jaicee Christian is a senior mass communications student from Birmingham, Alabama. He has covered sports for the communications club at Alabama State University and wrote for The Hornet Tribune, the campus newspaper at Alabama State. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/at-alabama-state-i-found-a-passion-for-working-in-sports-instead-of-playing-them/">At Alabama State, I found a passion for working in sports instead of playing them</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/monet-heath/"><img alt="Monet Heath" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Monet-Heath2.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Monet-Heath2.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Monet-Heath2.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/monet-heath/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Monet Heath</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Howard University</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Monet Heath is a senior journalism major and sports administration minor from Detroit. She is a reporter for Spotlight Network, a training organization at Howard for students majoring in broadcast journalism, TV production, audio production and film.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/lessons-learned-at-howard-have-helped-me-navigate-an-unusual-college-experience/">Lessons learned at Howard have helped me navigate an unusual college experience</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/zoey-hodge/"><img alt="Zoey Hodge" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Zoey-Hodge3.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Zoey-Hodge3.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Zoey-Hodge3.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/zoey-hodge/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Zoey Hodge</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Hampton University</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Zoey Hodge is a junior journalism major from Charlotte, North Carolina. She works on the social media team for Hampton University men’s basketball. When she isn’t out on the courts documenting the team, she also manages the content creation organization Hampton Quarterly, which focuses on fashion and HBCU culture. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/hampton-university-helped-me-discover-the-career-i-really-want/">Hampton University helped me discover the career I really want</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/scott-lipscomb/"><img alt="Scott Lipscomb" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Lipscomb2.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Lipscomb2.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Lipscomb2.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/scott-lipscomb/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Scott Lipscomb</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Xavier University of Louisiana</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Scott Lipscomb is a mass communications student from Prince George’s County, Maryland. He does postgame interviews for the Xavier men’s and women’s basketball teams and helps edit and produce for XU Media, Xavier’s student media outlet. He has also contributed content to the WHUR radio station website. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/from-bowie-to-the-big-easy-embracing-my-hbcu-experience-at-xavier-university/">From Bowie to the Big Easy, embracing my HBCU experience at Xavier University</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/pam-rentz/"><img alt="Pam Rentz" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pam-rentz2.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pam-rentz2.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pam-rentz2.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/pam-rentz/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Pam Rentz</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Florida A&M University</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Pam Rentz is a senior broadcast journalism student from Charles County, Maryland. She is the managing editor of FAMU’s campus newspaper, The Famuan. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/my-new-friend-nostalgia-is-hitting-hard-as-i-graduate-from-florida-am-university/">My new friend, nostalgia, is hitting hard as I graduate from Florida A&M University</a> </div> <hr> </section> <h3 class="rhoden-fellows-page-cohort-divider">Rhoden Fellows: Class of 2022</h3> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/keion-cage/"><img alt="Keion Cage" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Keion-Cage.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Keion-Cage.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Keion-Cage.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/keion-cage/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Keion Cage</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Keion Cage, a native of Houston, Texas, is a strategic communications student with a minor in leadership studies. He currently serves as the associate editor for The Hampton Script, a student-run newspaper. Cage has written for SLAM Magazine and VYPE Media – a regional high school and youth sports platform.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/at-hampton-i-found-a-home-away-from-home-and-a-true-sense-of-brotherhood/">At Hampton, I found a home away from home and a true sense of brotherhood</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/alexis-davis/"><img alt="Alexis Davis" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2F5B1201-D225-4CA2-AF3C-529131F42913.jpg?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2F5B1201-D225-4CA2-AF3C-529131F42913.jpg?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2F5B1201-D225-4CA2-AF3C-529131F42913.jpg?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/alexis-davis/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Alexis Davis</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Alexis Davis is a former Rhoden Fellow. She loves styling suits with sneakers and can name any sneaker you show her. She quit basketball to cheer in high school but hopes the women's basketball coverage she does now makes the sport forgive her for going to the other side of the sideline. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/2024-sneakers-trends-and-stories-that-captured-our-attention/">2024 in sneakers: The trends and stories that captured our attention</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/sarah-jones-smith/"><img alt="Sarah Jones-Smith" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sarah-Jones-Smith.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sarah-Jones-Smith.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sarah-Jones-Smith.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/sarah-jones-smith/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Sarah Jones-Smith</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">A senior broadcast journalism major from Orange County, Calif., Sarah Jones-Smith writes for The Hilltop, Howard University’s student newspaper, and her writing has been published by The Los Angeles Wave, and more.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/at-howard-i-gained-a-sense-of-community-and-the-camaraderie-i-had-been-longing-for/">At Howard, I gained a sense of community and the camaraderie I had been longing for</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/kianah-robinson-chery/"><img alt="Kianah Robinson-Chery" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kianah-Robinson-Chery.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kianah-Robinson-Chery.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kianah-Robinson-Chery.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/kianah-robinson-chery/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Kianah Robinson-Chery</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Kianah Robinson-Chery, a senior journalism major and cinema studies minor, worked for a year in videography and photography for the Hampton University band’s media team.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/how-hampton-university-opened-my-eyes-to-the-hbcu-lifestyle/">How Hampton University opened my eyes to the HBCU lifestyle</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/cayla-sweazie/"><img alt="Cayla Sweazie" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cayla-Sweazie-REV.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cayla-Sweazie-REV.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cayla-Sweazie-REV.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/cayla-sweazie/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Cayla Sweazie</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Cayla Sweazie is a women's and college sports reporter. She is a former HBCU athlete (Go Bears) with a passion for giving student-athletes a platform to share their stories. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/after-getting-first-ncaa-tournament-win-southern-is-hungry-to-make-more-history/">After getting first NCAA tournament win, Southern is hungry to make more history</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/calvin-sykes/"><img alt="Calvin Sykes" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Calvin-Sykes.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Calvin-Sykes.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Calvin-Sykes.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/calvin-sykes/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Calvin Sykes</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Calvin Sykes is a graduate student in sports science at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Fla. A native of Miami, Sykes was the sideline reporter for the Florida A&M Rattlers football from 2018-2020, program director for the school’s radio station WANM FM 90.5, and has written for HBCU GameDay.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/reflecting-on-famus-rattler-resilience/">Reflecting on FAMU's Rattler resilience</a> </div> <hr> </section> <h3 class="rhoden-fellows-page-cohort-divider">Rhoden Fellows: Class of 2021</h3> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/ashton-edmunds/"><img alt="Ashton Edmunds" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/edmunds.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/edmunds.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/edmunds.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/ashton-edmunds/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Ashton Edmunds</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Ashton Edmunds, a senior mass media arts major from Tallahassee, Florida, is the sports editor for The CAU Panther newspaper, an intern for The Atlanta Voice News Network and also an inaugural Turner Diversity Fellow at WarnerMedia.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/its-hard-to-believe-how-much-ive-grown-on-my-journey-at-clark-atlanta/">It's hard to believe how much I've grown on my journey at Clark Atlanta</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/jayla-jones/"><img alt="Jayla Jones" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/jones.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/jones.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/jones.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/jayla-jones/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Jayla Jones</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Jayla Jones, a junior business management major from Chicago is a game and feature writer for the Prairie View A&M athletics department. She has written for the student newspaper, <em>The Panther</em>, and enjoys telling athletes’ stories.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/pga-golfer-cameron-champs-prairie-view-scholarship-is-part-of-his-familys-legacy/">PGA golfer Cameron Champ's Prairie View scholarship is part of his family's legacy</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/parker-owens/"><img alt="Parker Owens" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/owens.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/owens.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/owens.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/parker-owens/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Parker Owens</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Parker Owens is a senior communication studies major and journalism minor from Broward County, Florida. He is a news and sports writer for Morehouse’s <em>The Maroon Tiger</em> and a contributing writer for NewsOne.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/at-morehouse-i-learned-to-listen-appreciate-and-tell-others-stories/">At Morehouse, I learned to listen, appreciate and tell others' stories</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/jonathan-scott/"><img alt="Jonathan Scott" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/scott.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/scott.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/scott.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/jonathan-scott/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Jonathan Scott</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">A U.S. Navy veteran, Jonathan Scott is a sophomore journalism and communications major from Brooklyn, New York. He anchors and produces for The Scripps-Howard News Watch, on <em>WHOV-TV</em>, Hampton's broadcast station, and is the production assistant for the Hampton University Athletics' TV show, <em>Respect The H with Eugene Marshall, Jr.</em></div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/quarterback-deondre-francois-working-to-get-another-shot-at-the-nfl/">Quarterback Deondre Francois working to get another shot at the NFL</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/marissa-stubbs/"><img alt="Marissa Stubbs" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/stubbs.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/stubbs.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/stubbs.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/marissa-stubbs/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Marissa Stubbs</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Marissa Stubbs is a junior broadcast journalism scholar from St. Petersburg, Florida. She is the assistant sports editor for <em>The Famuan</em>, Florida A&M’s school newspaper, and a sports reporter for athletics.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/her-journey-to-graduation-shows-the-resilence-of-some-many-this-last-year/">FAMU athlete's graduation journey shows the resiliency of many this last year</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/alex-williams/"><img alt="Alex Williams" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/williams.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/williams.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/williams.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/alex-williams/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Alex Williams</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Alex Williams is a sophomore broadcast journalism major and sports administration minor from New Orleans. She is a sports writer for Howard’s The Hilltop newspaper, along with being the sports editor for Her Campus magazine (Howard chapter). </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/how-a-howard-university-senior-turned-a-family-clothing-business-into-his-legacy/">How a Howard University senior turned a family clothing business into his legacy</a> </div> <hr> </section> <h3 class="rhoden-fellows-page-cohort-divider">Rhoden Fellows: Class of 2020</h3> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/whitney-bronson/"><img alt="Whitney Bronson" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bronson.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bronson.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bronson.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/whitney-bronson/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Whitney Bronson</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Whitney is 2019 Rhoden Fellow and a senior journalism major from Cincinnati. She works at Hampton’s on-campus radio station, WHOV 88.1 FM. She is also a play-by-play commentator for women’s basketball games and a color commentator for football and men’s basketball.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/i-learned-to-persevere-and-gained-confidence-from-my-hampton-experience/">I learned to persevere and gained confidence from my Hampton experience</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/arthur-cribbs/"><img alt="Arthur Cribbs" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cribbs.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cribbs.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cribbs.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/arthur-cribbs/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Arthur Cribbs</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Arthur is a 2019 Rhoden Fellow and a junior journalism major from Los Angeles. He works with the Department of Athletics at Howard and served as the production manager with Spotlight Network.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/im-100-black-and-100-japanese-and-i-found-my-true-self-at-howard-university/">I'm 100% black and 100% Japanese and I found my true self at Howard University</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/east-l-dockery/"><img alt="East L. Dockery" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dockery.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dockery.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dockery.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/east-l-dockery/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">East L. Dockery</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">East is a former Rhoden Fellow (2019-2020) and a senior multimedia journalism student at North Carolina A&T. She is from North Carolina (“the 336” to be specific). She is the creator of On-Screen w/ East Laureen, a visual podcast where she interviews various people within the sports & entertainment industry.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/chris-paul-again-focuses-on-hbcus-this-time-its-about-nutrition/">Chris Paul again focuses on HBCUs — this time it's about nutrition</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/nathaniel-easington/"><img alt="Nathaniel Easington" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/easington.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/easington.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/easington.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/nathaniel-easington/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Nathaniel Easington</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Nathaniel is a 2019 Rhoden Fellow and a senior journalism major and history minor from Evanston, Illinois. He has written both sports and news for The Hilltop and the Ghanaian Times. Having grown up a die-hard sports fan of everything Chicago, he is a firm believer that the Bears will be in Super Bowl contention this year.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/my-senior-year-i-had-to-step-up-my-journalism-game/">My senior year, I had to step up my journalism game</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/kevin-parrish-jr/"><img alt="Kevin Parrish Jr." src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/parrish.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/parrish.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/parrish.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/kevin-parrish-jr/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Kevin Parrish Jr.</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellows</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Kevin is a 2019 Rhoden Fellow and a junior mass communications and print journalism major from Baltimore. He's a reporter for The Spectrum student newspaper and is a big fan of the Washington Wizards.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/bowie-state-to-offer-one-of-kind-courses-in-animation/">Bowie State to offer one-of-kind courses in animation</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/randall-c-williams/"><img alt="Randall C. Williams" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/williams.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/williams.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/williams.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/randall-c-williams/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Randall C. Williams</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Randall is a 2019 Rhoden Fellow and a senior journalism and communications major from outside of Chicago and Columbus, Ohio. He is a former Bloomberg intern and is the sports editor for the Hampton Script. He 100% believes that “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is the greatest cartoon of all time.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/my-family-is-rooted-in-black-colleges-and-now-i-am-too/">My family is rooted in black colleges and now I am, too</a> </div> <hr> </section> <h3 class="rhoden-fellows-page-cohort-divider">Rhoden Fellows: Class of 2019</h3> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/janae-adams/"><img alt="Janae Adams" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_janaeAdams.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_janaeAdams.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_janaeAdams.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/janae-adams/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Janae Adams</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Janae Adams is a senior mass media arts major from the Bay Area. She is a staff writer for “The Panther” and is a firm believer that drums are better than flats.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/past-and-present-hbcu-football-stars-honored-at-black-college-hall-of-fame-induction/">Past and present HBCU football stars honored at hall of fame induction</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/allana-barefield/"><img alt="Allana J. Barefield" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_allanaBarefield.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_allanaBarefield.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_allanaBarefield.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/allana-barefield/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Allana J. Barefield</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Allana J. Barefield is a senior mass communication major. The Bostonian is a student representative for the NABJ Sports Task Force, and loves writing feature stories because sports are more than just stats.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/dillard-athletic-director-kiki-baker-barnes-is-blazing-a-trail-she-wants-others-to-follow/">Dillard athletic director Kiki Baker Barnes is blazing a trail she wants others to follow</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/isaiah-george/"><img alt="Isaiah George" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_isaiahGeorge.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_isaiahGeorge.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_isaiahGeorge.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/isaiah-george/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Isaiah George</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Isaiah George is a senior multimedia journalism major from Temple Hills, Maryland. He's a reporter for BearTV at Morgan and is a fan of all the major Washington, D.C., sports teams.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/videos/gazmine-mason-is-out-to-prove-black-girls-can-bowl-too/">Gazmine Mason is out to prove 'black girls can bowl too'</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/deja-harrison/"><img alt="Deja Harrison" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/harrison.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/harrison.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/harrison.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/deja-harrison/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Deja Harrison</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Deja Harrison is a sophomore mass communication major from New Orleans. She is a Gramblinite Sports writer and GSU-TV reporter at Grambling State. </div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/shakyla-hill-helps-team-win-serbian-league-title-before-playoffs-postponed-due-to-the-coronavirus/">Shakyla Hill helps team win Serbian League title before playoffs postponed due to the coronavirus</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/tiffany-hoyd/"><img alt="Tiffany Hoyd" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_tiffanyHoyd.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_tiffanyHoyd.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_tiffanyHoyd.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/tiffany-hoyd/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Tiffany Hoyd</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Tiffany Hoyd is a senior media journalism and film communications major from Murrieta, California. She serves as Howard's football manager and color commentator, and enjoys playing spades and listening to R&B.</div> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__featured-article" href="https://andscape.com/features/ghoe-vs-yardfest-the-best-hbcu-homecoming-is/">GHOE vs. Yardfest: The best HBCU homecoming is ...</a> </div> <hr> </section> <section class="rhoden-fellows-profile rhoden-fellows-profile--has-thumbnail"> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__content"> <a class="rhoden-fellows-profile__image" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/tucker-toole/"><img alt="Tucker Toole" src="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_tuckerToole.png?w=140" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_tuckerToole.png?w=140 1x, https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newClass_tuckerToole.png?w=280 2x" class="" sizes="100vw" /> </a> <a class="title" href="https://andscape.com/contributors/tucker-toole/"><h2 class="rhoden-fellows-profile__heading">Tucker Toole</h2></a> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__title">Rhoden Fellow</div> <div class="rhoden-fellows-profile__description">Tucker Toole is a 2020 Morehouse College graduate. 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