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		<title>2011 in review</title>
		<link>http://wesleylowery.com/2012/01/01/2011-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,900 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2012/01/01/2011-in-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1212&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
		<link>http://wesleylowery.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, my favorite holiday. Merry Christmas! I&#8217;m fortunately to be in Detroit with my extended family for the holiday which has already meant a ton of laughs (with many more to come later on today.) Whether it&#8217;s sitting around the living room critiquing the Christmas Eve service, which featured Go Tell it On the Mountain followed by Jingle Bell Rock, &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1204&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I&#8217;m a huge fan of Christmas, my favorite holiday is actually Thanksgiving. I&#8217;m home in Shaker for the first time in months for the day to celebrate today with family. While most people get really excited to sleep in their own bed when they&#8217;re home, it wouldn&#8217;t have been a trip home without me &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/11/24/happy-thanksgiving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1197&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>October Message to NABJ Students</title>
		<link>http://wesleylowery.com/2011/10/13/october-message-to-nabj-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is the email I sent out to all NABJ Student members earlier today. If you&#8217;re not a student member, make sure you join here &#8211;&#62; https://nabj.site-ym.com/general/register_member_type.asp Greetings NABJ Students! Isn&#8217;t it crazy to think that it&#8217;s been two months since we were together in Philly? I know everyone is busy getting settled in for &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/10/13/october-message-to-nabj-students/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1187&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>By the Numbers: The 2011 NABJ Student Election</title>
		<link>http://wesleylowery.com/2011/08/23/by-the-numbers-the-2011-nabj-student-election/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In it&#8217;s 36-year history the National Association of Black Journalists had never seen once of its bi-annual elections end in a tie. That is, until this year. My race, for the sole student position on the NABJ Board of Directors ended in a deadlock, with myself and my opponent, Marissa Evans of Marquette University, each &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/08/23/by-the-numbers-the-2011-nabj-student-election/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1177&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://wesleylowery.com/2011/08/22/thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a writer, I&#8217;m usually quite verbose. But right now, I&#8217;m speechless. In the historic re-vote, I was elected NABJ Student Representative with 56 percent of the vote. Of the 156 students who cast votes, 88 of them clicked on my name. Being the NABJ Student Rep has been a dream of mine for three years &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/08/22/thank-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1172&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The choice is clear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the latest from campaign manager Dexter Mullins. (Click on the image) A ton of information has been tossed around via social media and online forums throughout this six month campaign, so we thought it necessary to provide NABJ Students with a concise explanation of why Wesley Lowery is the best candidate for student &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/08/17/the-choice-is-clear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1161&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mashaun Simon endorses Wesley for NABJ Student Rep</title>
		<link>http://wesleylowery.com/2011/08/15/mashaun-simon-endorses-wesley-for-nabj-student-rep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a video endorsement released yesterday, former NABJ Student Representative Mashaun D. Simon endorsed Wesley Lowery in the runoff vote for the National Association of Black Journalists&#8217; sole student spot on its Board of Directors.  Simon, an Atlanta-based freelance writer and seminary student, served in the position from 2005 until 2007, after becoming the first &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/08/15/mashaun-simon-endorses-wesley-for-nabj-student-rep/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1139&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NABJ withdraws from UNITY</title>
		<link>http://wesleylowery.com/2011/04/10/nabj-withdraws-unity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a statement released by NABJ today, announcing that the Board of Directors have voted to withdraw from UNITY: Journalists of Color. NABJ Withdraws from UNITY: Journalists of Color Alliance* *(PHILADELPHIA, PA) April 10, 2011*- After careful consideration and thoughtful deliberation, the National Association of Black Journalists, Inc. (NABJ), a founding organization of UNITY: Journalists &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/04/10/nabj-withdraws-unity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1101&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UNITY rejects NABJ proposals. NABJ to reconsider &#8220;level of participation&#8221; in the alliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Lowery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you haven&#8217;t been paying attention, the National Association of Black Journalists has come the blows with UNITY: Journalists of Color, a four organization alliance which NABJ helped create. NABJ board members claim they have been purposely prevented from holding positions of power during UNITY convention years. Even though former UNITY president Barbara Ciara &#8230; <a href="http://wesleylowery.com/2011/03/13/unity-rejects-nabj-proposals-nabj-to-reconsider-level-of-participation-in-the-alliance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wesleylowery.com&amp;blog=4364233&amp;post=1099&amp;subd=weslowery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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