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Chevrolet
drives
into
fourth
year of
fellowship
for HBCU
Journalism
Students
Six
Discover
the
Unexpected
fellows
will
work in
NNPA
newsrooms
DETROIT
-
Chevrolet
and the
National
Newspaper
Publishers
Association
selected
six
students
from
Historically
Black
Colleges
and
Universities
for the
2019
Discover
the
Unexpected
Journalism
Fellowship.
With the
help of
NNPA
editors
and
reporters,
the
fellows
will
travel
the
country
to
discover
and
share
positive,
inspirational
and
relevant
stories
from
African
American
communities
during
their
eight-week
summer
internship.
The
2019 DTU
Journalism
Fellows
are
Tedarius
Abrams
(Bethune-Cookman),
Tyla
Barnes
(Hampton
University),
Elae
Hill
(North
Carolina
A&T),
Miana
Massey
(Howard
University),
Emani
Nichols
(Morehouse
College)
and
Sharon
Joy
Washington
(Florida
A&M).
Chevrolet
will
award
each DTU
Fellow a
$10,000
scholarship
and a
$5,000
stipend.
The
students
will
form two
teams of
three
people,
and each
team
will
have
access
to an
all- new
2019
Chevrolet
Blazer
during
their
reporting
assignments.
The
annual
DTU
program
has
awarded
more
than
$330,000
in
scholarships
and
stipends
since
2015.
The
program
started
with a
select
number
of
schools
and,
based on
the
overwhelming
response,
the
online
submission
process
was
opened
to all
HBCU
students
in their
sophomore
through
senior
years
with an
interest
in
journalism,
communications,
mass
media or
visual
arts.
“Our
partnership
with the
NNPA
continues
to
provide
a unique
platform
to
connect
with
young
and
remarkable
storytellers.”
said
Paul
Edwards,
U.S.
vice
president
of
Chevrolet
Marketing.
“From
the
inaugural
launch
at
Howard
University
to the
inclusion
of all
the
HBCUs,
it’s
Chevrolet’s
pleasure
to
partner
with
members
of the
African
American
community,
ensuring
a legacy
is
established
for
generations
to come.
We’re
thrilled
to meet
this
year’s
group of
fellows
and
immerse
them in
all
things
Chevrolet.”
“The
NNPA is
excited
to
partner
with
Chevrolet
for
another
year in
support
of young
journalists
to
amplify
community
voices
across
our
country,”
said
NNPA
President
and CEO
Dr.
Benjamin
F.
Chavis
Jr.
“Having
these
young
journalists
in our
newsrooms
working
side by
side
with our
editors
and
writers
is
inspiring
and we
are
committed
to
including
young
storytellers’
voices
in our
reporting.”
The
DTU
Fellowship
takes
place
June
6-Aug.
1, 2019.
DTU
fellows
will
work
with the
Atlanta
Voice,
Chicago
Crusader,
Houston
Forward
Times
and The
Washington
Informer.
The
fellows’
journey
begins
in
Atlanta,
where
they’ll
participate
in two
days of
journalism
training
with
Chevrolet
and NNPA
leadership
before
they hit
the road
to begin
their
reporting
assignments.
Their
stories
will be
featured
on the
NNPA
website
(www.nnpa.org/chevydtu)
throughout
the
summer.
Disc
jockey
and
music
producer
DJ Envy,
a
co-host
of the
syndicated
radio
show
“The
Breakfast
Club,”
will be
the
program’s
national
spokesperson.
Musician
and
author
Fonzworth
Bentley
will
serve as
the
fellows’
Road
Trip
Advisor.
Both are
HBCU
alums —
DJ Envy
graduated
from
Virginia’s
Hampton
University
and
Bentley
is a
Morehouse
College
graduate.
Learn
more
about
the
Discover
the
Unexpected
Journalism
Fellowship
at
www.nnpa.org/chevydtu.
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