Select Published Clips

Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to report on a variety of topics for a variety of publications of size and type.

Here are just a handful of clips, sorted by category and linked with a brief summary. Each article has its own backstory that I would be happy to share as to how it came about and the lessons it taught me as a reporter, interviewer and writer.

Features

‘It’s a Breath of Fresh Air to Know I’m Not an Island’ Teachers of Color Reflect on New Alumni Network
Teacher leaders in the new Teach Plus alumni affinity group reflect on the community they’ve found through this group of like-minded educators.

A Clemson Hall of Fame track star finds his voice as popular Greenville DJ Tone Hollywood
Popular local radio personality Tone Hollywood allowed me to follow him for a day while he did community service at a local middle school and broadcasted his daily radio show.

Austin Channing Brown Talks About Being a Black Woman in Predominantly White Spaces
A Q&A with author, activist and educator Austin Channing Brown ahead of the release of her debut memoir, I’m Still Here.

News

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Let’s Talk About Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
For Kindred by Parents.com, I spoke with researchers and Indigenous activists about the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous people and the roots of this epidemic in colonialism.

Michelle Obama’s Newest Project Revisits Her Passion for Childhood Nutrition
Ahead of the release former first lady Michelle Obama’s juice and nutrition company, PLEZi, I spoke with one of the members of her “kitchen cabinet” about the project and Obama’s continued emphasis on childhood health and nutrition.

Anderson County had 33 dairy farms 20 years ago. Now there’s only 1 left.
In recent decades, the dairy industry has gotten smaller and local farms have had to close. In Anderson County in particular, there’s now only one left.

Anderson’s ‘forgotten area’: Homeland Park median household income sinks to state’s second-lowest
One of Anderson County’s census-designated areas has one of the state’s lowest median household incomes. This article explored some of the reasons why from the viewpoint of the county councilwoman, a local activist and a local business owner.

Anderson wages fall short of the recommended living wage as SC lawmakers try to close gap
As wages went up in 20 states at the beginning of 2019, South Carolina’s wages did not increase and have not since the federal minimum wage increased. Some state legislators are attempting to pass legislation that would put more money in the pockets of South Carolina residents

Business Reporting

Anderson native opens bridal shop to fulfill dream she shared with her late mother
Allie Walker, an Anderson native, came back to Anderson to open the bridal shower she and her mom planned to open before her mother died unexpectedly.

Anderson County native opens boutique dog supply store in downtown Anderson
Amid a revitalization of Downtown Anderson, a county native with big-city experience returned to open the city’s first boutique dog supply store.

Anderson Mall’s new manager is bullish on the future of malls, plans new additions
The Anderson Mall hired a new general manager for the property who has big ideas on how to make the mall a more central part of life in Anderson, South Carolina, even as many brick and mortar businesses are closing.

Investigative/Data Journalism

The Other Side of the New Jim Crow: Students With Incarcerated Parents
College students with incarcerated parents are an often-ignored segment of the college population and they face trials unique to their circumstances. This feature story investigated some of the things those students deal with.

Anderson County restaurants have paid $40K in penalties for food safety violations in 2018
Using public records data from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, I put together and analyzed a list of the food safety penalties assessed against Anderson County restaurants in 2018.

Numbers of homeless students growing in Anderson and across South Carolina
This article looked at a rarely talked about segment of the public school population: homeless students. I defined homelessness according to the McKinney-Vento Act, spoke with a college student who spent her last two years of high school as a homeless student and compiled the numbers of homeless students across all five of Anderson County’s school districts.

Branded Content

Tyrone Jean is bringing his DEI work from Duke University to expand the campus culture at Providence Day School

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