Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism at the University of Illinois in 2012, I moved to New York City and earned my master's degree in journalism at Columbia University in 2013.

RADIO STORIES I PRODUCED AT COLUMBIA j-school 

Profile Story: Taylonn Murphy loses his young daughter to neighborhood gun violence
Feature Story: FAITH (Fathers Alive in the Hood) movement gives back to community
Profile Story: Xavier Stone debunks the “deadbeat dad” stereotype of absentee black fathers

SAMPLE OF stories i wrote at columbia j-school

Harlem CrossFit, 2012 Presidential Election, Farmers Market in a Food Desert, Book Review on Whatever It Takes, Hawa Jalloh's Dream School, and Bluegrass Singer and Songwriter Vincent Cross

After graduating from Columbia Journalism School, I began my writing CAREER in New York.