PR Gumbo

I'm a Media Relations/PR person by trade(I work for Business Wire) and a new mom and sports junkie in my real life. I'll share my random thoughts on PR and the communications industry, link to others that do the same and give a glimpse into my not always exciting life. FYI - although I work for Business Wire my comments are personal and don't necessarily reflect BW's views.

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Thanks for the opportunity to see the Negro League Beisbol Exhibition. #bprsatwhitesox #whitesox #bprschicago (at Guaranteed Rate Field) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHv3HmBcYo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9a8flrl4s60y

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Great pictorial from #ciw future if news workshop (Taken with Instagram)

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The Black Public Relations Society of Chicago's Immediate Past President David Rudd Talks About the Organization's New Leadership, Future Goals and the Relevancy of Ethnic Specific Professional Organizations

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#nbprs board member

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Trust me tomorrow will bring a new day with new opportunities. (Taken with Instagram)

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Auntie Annette's Fire Pot Roast at Chicago

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Volunteering With The National Runaway Switchboard at Chicago

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Yes I'm Black but No I don't have an opinion on Gabby Douglas' hair so stop asking me.

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nabj2012:

Many folks have been asking me what the theme for NABJ’s 2012 convention would be as they work on their workshop proposals. And now it’s out: NABJ12: New Platforms. New Directions. New Orleans. Based on that theme, we now also have workshop tracks that each proposed panel should fall under:  

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FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN TO KEYNOTE NATIONAL BLACK PR SOCIETY CONFERENCE

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NBPRS 2011: The Network @Work Oct 27-30th - Milwaukee, Wis.

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Cutler deserves a lot of credit. He has gotten nothing from his O-line, and he & Forte are the only reason they are in this.

(c) Jemele Hill (@jemelehill)

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I Love the ESPN Sports Science Insights

I love those short packages that ESPN puts together.  How do they figure that stuff out?  Chad Johnson(Detroit, WR) has a reception coverage wing span the size of a 2 car garage. Amazing. Now can they give me a scientific reason for why Devin Hester can't catch a perfect pass."-) I know it's just the 2nd quarter things will get better.

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Statement by Ross Perot on the Passing of Steve Jobs

http://dlvr.it/pdjKg

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life.

Apple founder Steve Jobs

He was so innovative his visions and products forever changed every industry.

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"Illegal alien" that's so last year.

The phrase "illegal alien" is out and the phrase "illegal immigrant" may also be put to rest as the Society of Professional Journalists votes to drop the I-word.