Vanessa Wakeman

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor and Narrative Justice Project research director, and Vanessa Wakeman, CEO of The Wakeman Agency and former UFCJC Professional in Residence, are the co-authors of “’City by City:’ Reclaiming People of Color Voices Through the Narrative Justice Project”…

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Posted: March 8, 2023

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is Research Director for the Narrative Justice Project, a tactical response to popular media conversations around stereotypes and conversations around racism. We interviewed Dr. Grant on Nov. 3, 2021 about the project and findings from the research…

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Posted: November 15, 2021

The Wakeman Agency announced the launch of The Narrative Justice Project (NJP), a tactical response to the continual misrepresentation and under-representation of people of color in the media. Through this community organizing initiative, people of color around the country will have access to free media training to learn how to…

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Posted: July 14, 2020

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Vanessa Wakeman, founder and CEO of The Wakeman Agency, one of the nation’s leading social change agencies, has joined the College as a Public Relations Department Professional-in-Residence for the 2019-20 academic year. “We are extremely thrilled and…

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Posted: September 11, 2019