Name: The Rise of Digital HBCU Radio Stations: Shaping Voices in Black Communities
Start: 2025-04-05T14:00:00-0700
End: 2025-04-05T15:00:00-0700

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Saturday April 5, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

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In recent years, digital and internet-based HBCU radio stations have surged in both popularity and influence, reshaping media landscapes within Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their surrounding communities. This panel will explore the reasons behind the rise of these digital stations and the critical role they play in amplifying Black voices, preserving cultural heritage, and empowering student communities through media.
Moderator: Braxton Wardell Laster, University of Mississippi
Panelists: Marquita Smith, University of Mississippi
Kayla Foster, University of Mississippi
Dorothy Bland, University of North Texas
Wanda R. Young, WVSD 91.7 FM radio station Mississippi Valley University

Moderators

Braxton Laster

University of Mississippi

Speakers

Dorothy Bland

Professor, University of North Texas

Dorothy M. Bland, Ph.D., is a journalism professor at the University of North Texas Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. In 2019, she was honored as one of the top 35 women in higher education by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine. During her tenure as a journalism... Read More →

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Braxton Laster

Dorothy Bland

Marquita Smith

Kayla Foster

Wanda Young

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