CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
ZERLINE HUGHES SPRUILL Zerline Hughes Spruill is a proud Howard University alumna, co-founder of The Capstone Crate and a writer who lives in Washington, D.C.
LORI EVANS
Lori J. Evans is a proud two- time graduate of Jackson State University, where she earned a B.S. in Speech Pathology in 1999 and an M.S. in Counseling in 2004. During her undergraduate years, she was actively involved in campus life and was crowned Miss Jackson
State University for the 1998–1999 academic year.
BRANDI KELLAM
DR. DAVID STATEN
Brandi Kellam is a two- time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist and documentary film director. Kellam’s work has been featured by MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, ProPublica, The Chronicle of Higher Education, ESSENCE, and more.
Dr. David Staten is the Founder and Chief Executive
Officer of HBCU Times Magazine. He is a proud graduate of SC State University.
ERICA BLOUNT DANOIS Erica Blount Danois is an award-winning journalist, author, screenwriter, producer, and professor.
DR. BRIDGET STATEN Dr. Bridget Hollis Staten is the Co-Founder and SHE-EO of the HBCU Times Magazine. She is a proud graduate of Albany State University.
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