About Me
Now in my fifth semester as a journalism faculty member – and third as a graduate student – in the Diederich College of Communication at my alma mater, Marquette University, in Milwaukee. A native of Camden, N.J., I enjoyed a successful 22-year journalism career at several major and mid-size newspapers – including The Philadelphia Inquirer and Newsday – and a two-year stint as communications director at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) in Washington.
Also enjoyed more than a decade of service with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the nation's oldest and largest organization for journalists of color, culminating with two years as president (2003-2005). Membership increased 43 percent to a record 4,700 during my term and the focus expanded from the annual convention to year-round activities. Ebony magazine cited me as among the “100+ Most Influential Black Americans” in 2004 and 2005.
Served as senior writer/editor for the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, helping to produce its final report to Congress in 2010. Edited "Continuing the Legacy: A Salute to the Congressional Black Caucus of the 110th Congress," and, with my wife, Mira Lowe, former editor in chief of JET magazine, presented "Heart and Soul: A Marriage of Love, Faith and Journalism" as the World Journalism Institute's Samuel E. Cornish Memorial Lecture in 2007.
Named the Diederich College's Communicator of the Year in 2009 by the Marquette University Alumni Association and earned the college's 2011 Dean's Recognition Award for Outstanding Service. Serving as faculty adviser to the NABJ student chapter at Marquette and as an editorial board member of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
Continuing to pursue opportunities to tell stories about organizations, communities and people collectively and singularly via my communications agency, Aim High Media. It specializes in writing, editing and design for print and multimedia projects; Web design and management; personal and corporate branding; social media; digital asset management; strategic planning, etc.
Also enjoyed more than a decade of service with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the nation's oldest and largest organization for journalists of color, culminating with two years as president (2003-2005). Membership increased 43 percent to a record 4,700 during my term and the focus expanded from the annual convention to year-round activities. Ebony magazine cited me as among the “100+ Most Influential Black Americans” in 2004 and 2005.
Served as senior writer/editor for the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, helping to produce its final report to Congress in 2010. Edited "Continuing the Legacy: A Salute to the Congressional Black Caucus of the 110th Congress," and, with my wife, Mira Lowe, former editor in chief of JET magazine, presented "Heart and Soul: A Marriage of Love, Faith and Journalism" as the World Journalism Institute's Samuel E. Cornish Memorial Lecture in 2007.
Named the Diederich College's Communicator of the Year in 2009 by the Marquette University Alumni Association and earned the college's 2011 Dean's Recognition Award for Outstanding Service. Serving as faculty adviser to the NABJ student chapter at Marquette and as an editorial board member of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
Continuing to pursue opportunities to tell stories about organizations, communities and people collectively and singularly via my communications agency, Aim High Media. It specializes in writing, editing and design for print and multimedia projects; Web design and management; personal and corporate branding; social media; digital asset management; strategic planning, etc.
