Jamesetta M. Walker
@JamesettaWalker
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Editor of Emerging Audiences & Inclusion Storytelling/DelawareOnline-USAT Network; certified horticulturist/designer; Ultimate Teena Marie fan, Queen of Purple
Joined June 2009
And we thought the exploitation of the Anna Nicole Smith documentary was the worst that would ever air. #WhereIsWendyWilliams
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The whole club lookin at herrrrrrrrr
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This project was produced under Gannett's How We Live fellowship, which explores topics at the intersection of social justice, identity, culture, race and more. @wordsbyphaedra has covered this Philly burbs for years getting to know those who call it home
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Riveting first-hand accounts from those in Camden, N.J. who are trying to push the opioid epidemic out of their backyards, as well as from those who are struggling with the addiction
courierpostonline.com
The city just outside Philadelphia is trying to overcome decades of disinvestment. But residents say challenges remain and some feel left out.
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@matthewkorfhage and @DRobinsonLoHud spent months on the investigation, chronicling the cruel fates.
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A USA TODAY Network investigation reveals dizzying systemic failures in emergency response to the Buffalo blizzard, in which some 40 people died. Anndel Taylor was one of them. Read how she was abandoned twice - in life and in death.
democratandchronicle.com
A USA TODAY Network investigation reveals systemic failures in the response to a storm that claimed nearly four dozen lives. Anndel Taylor’s was one.
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Moreover, I invite you to absorb the work these individuals do. Their storytelling gives voice to history and human experiences that historically haven't been well-illuminated.
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And to think, I'd started this day off so anti-social.
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Gannett's How We Live team + couple more in Northeast Region earned 10 awards: 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 4 thirds, 1 hm. Praise @matthewkorfhage @kpowers01 @sammykgibbons @RICARDOKAUL @Chris_Maag @tyee23 @adriawalkr @ByKatieBorrelli @RahChaChow @SethEHarrison @byrobbell @PeterKramer
Congratulations to this year’s Excellence-in-Features award winners! 🏅🌟💫 Bookmark this page folks and spend some time reading these “wonderful and weird” “richly detailed” “spirited” and “breathtaking” stories. https://t.co/9rdmw6X0yZ
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Our "Resettling Main Street" reporting also received Best of Gannett recognition — with work put in by me, @JamesettaWalker, @matthewkorfhage, @sammykgibbons, @ByKatieBorrelli, @RahChaChow. ICYMI, Refugees have helped reshape and boost city economies:
usatoday.com
In some of America’s smaller Rust Belt cities, refugees once piecing their own lives back together have helped boost struggling economies.
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Diddy And Jermaine Dupri’s Long-Awaited ‘VERZUZ’ Confirmed For September https://t.co/8k1PeWPGS0
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Paul Robeson was a titanic figure in entertainment and sports - think bigger than MichaelJ or Beyoncé. Then came the smear campaign that all but erased him. His legacy is now being honored.
delawareonline.com
Singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson will finally receive a street named in his honor in Philadelphia -- after a blacklist erased him from memory
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The question this story raises stems from the fact that, amid all the bureaucracy and backlash, women are indeed making gains being featured on currency. Read on to learn how this has unfolded over time.
The $20 question: Will Harriet Tubman's image grace currency by 2030? https://t.co/oNwm5NoMf4 via @NorthJersey @HollisTowns @kpowers01 @matthewkorfhage @sammykgibbons @JamesettaWalker #20dollar #harriettubman #currency
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I really relate to @jguynn story on workplace meetings.
usatoday.com
Too many meetings, too little time: Fed up with meetings clogging calendars and killing productivity, some companies are cutting back on them.
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Rediscovered this note left by my then-6-year-old daughter, who now is in her 20s. Child could hardly spell but knew then what my whole day was about: meetings. It's only gotten worse.
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