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Jonelle Henry

@jonellephenry

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Former News Producer ➡️ Professor, Advocate & Boss
🎙️Founder, @districtspeaks
✈️ Owner, @cultureluxebyjonelle
🤍 Fibroid Warrior
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25 days ago

Love that @nabjofficial always brings together the best and brightest in the industry. So much strategy, creativity, and passion in one space. This was the recharge I needed. NABJ creates that balance between education, advocacy, fun, strategy, and innovation, and this year, it hit different.

This has been a season of full circle moments for me. I attended NABJ as a University of Florida student and president of the Gator Chapter. Now I’m the one advising that same chapter, walking those halls with my own students. Watching them experience their first conference was inspiring. Check us out at @gatornabj (shameless plug)

Proud to share my story and insights from the industry, and being in academia now, I’ve loved connecting with others in this space too. There’s always something to learn, share, and just be.

Congratulations to the fabulous @emarvelous and the entire leadership team. And big up to @wabjdc, under the leadership of Phil Lewis, for being THAT local chapter! #nabj26 taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @jonellephenry

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2 months ago

NABJ Fam, we’re one week out!

I’m excited to join some amazing folks at #NABJ26 in Atlanta for our panel “AI for Journalists: Tools and Ethics for Smarter Reporting”

Moderator: @jarrelldillard
Panelists: @alexiswainwright_tv, @__richardsolomontv, and @jonellethepassionista

Don’t forget to put us on your schedule! by @jonellephenry

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2 months ago

From Washington, D.C. to the national convention (@NABJofficial) stage in Atlanta!

Our entire panel proudly represents the Washington Association of Black Journalists (@WABJDC) and we’re bringing a critical conversation to #NABJ26.

Together, we’ll examine how journalists can reshape the way we report on missing persons—challenging newsrooms to pursue more equitable, accurate, and compassionate coverage. Fair media coverage and resources like @blackandmissingfdn will better serve families and communities of missing loved ones.

📍 NABJ Convention & Career Fair
🗓️ Saturday, August 15
🕜 1:30–2:30 PM ET
📍 ATLANTA

We hope to see you there! taken in Atlanta, GA by @jonellephenry

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3 months ago

🤍 Today is July 1st, and you know what that means... WE WEAR WHITE! 🤍

Today marks the very first day of Fibroid Awareness Month—a movement that The White Dress Project (in collaboration with policymakers) proudly helped to create. For so many dealing with fibroids and its symptoms such as heavy bleeding and pain, wearing white is an act of courage, hope, and resilience. Today, it’s our symbol of solidarity.

Join the movement:
👗 WEAR WHITE today, July 1st!
📸 POST A PIC showing off your white outfit.
🏷️ TAG US @wecanwearwhite so we can share your beautiful faces!

Let’s flood the feed with strength, community, and awareness. You are not alone in this journey. 🕊️✨ by @jonellephenry

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4 months ago

#Latergram: Thank you all for the beautiful birthday messages! I’m celebrating all month long. LOL.

I learned a few things during my birthday weekend while spa-cationing in Vermont:

✨ First, take the solo trip. Even if it’s just a weekend. Your senses come alive when it’s just you. It forces you to sit with your feelings and thoughts without judgment. It activates your spiritual, mental, and physical sensibilities and gives you the check-in you need. And it reminds you that you are your best company. Enjoy who you are when no one is around.

✨ Checked Vermont off my list. On track for my 50 by 50 challenge — 50 states by 50. 11 more to go! Can you guess where I haven’t been? Shoutout to my previous gig, @cspan for helping me knock out a few dozen states across several campaign seasons! Oh and @amtrak was a vibe! Once you pass the NYC stop, it’s a whole different world! IYKYK

✨ Back to Vermont: 10/10. Absolutely beautiful. Everyone was warm, friendly, and chatty — my kind of strangers! The staff at @woodstock.inn were amazing — so attentive, and they remembered my birthday every single time we crossed paths.

✨ Cuddled up with a good book and I can’t stop thinking about this line from @iamchristineplatt Less is Liberation:
“Less is both liberation and a lifestyle because it centers on what is perhaps our most underutilized superpower: being intentional with our choices.”
The book is a whole word and there were so many “yup, that’s me” moments. Thank you @nathairdontcare for the recommendation!

✨ And finally, through prayer, I realized birthdays are really your “Happy New Year” moment. It truly feels like a reset. You made it. You are alive and trying to be well. That’s huge.

I’m grateful for the full life I’ve led. And I’m grateful for the challenge to look honestly at how full it is — and determine whether I need to shed some things that aren’t serving me in this season. My health is depending on me to take better care of me before I take better care of the world around me.

Cheers to 49! 🥂 taken in Woodstock Inn & Resort by @jonellephenry

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6 months ago

Stay tuned! Lots of excellence rebooting in the Gator chapter of #nabj We had a productive meeting to initiate our new phase, planning fundraising, social, and conference activities. Hit us up if you want to get involved. We’re recruiting new members. taken in Weimer Hall - College of Journalism & Communications by @jonellephenry

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8 months ago

🔺 Happy Founders Day to my devastating sorors of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc!

🔺 Celebrating and continuing the legacy of our beloved sisterhood - 113 years of sisterhood, scholarship, service, and social action!

🔺 Much love and gratitude to @dstinyredefined79 and @wdcacdst!

#OneDeltaOneMission #DST1913 #DST113 taken in Washington D. C. by @jonellephenry

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9 months ago

Oh, what a night! ✨

To be introduced by Dr. Sheila Brooks herself for the award bearing her name was everything! 💐 Thank you to @wabjdc for this incredible honor and for five decades of championing Black journalists and our stories. Shout out to all
my fellow honorees! You all are so deserving!

Here’s to the next 50 years of impact and stories. We’re not done yet, y’all. ✊🏾

#WABJ50Gala #WABJ #CommunityImpactAwarf taken in Embassy of France, Washington, D.C. by @jonellephenry

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a year ago

We are honored to present the Dr. Sheila Brooks Community Impact Award to Jonelle Henry, Director of the University of Florida CJCxDC Student Immersion Program! Click the link in the bio for the full announcement. by @jonellephenry

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a year ago

And we’re live! 🧡💙

Six months of planning, promoting, presenting and we have a program!

Welcome to #CJCxDC - an immersive semester experience in DC, powered by @ufjschool

I’m so excited to welcome our inaugural cohort and the many Gators in the District who are pouring into our students. I have so much in store for this inaugural group. There’s just something special about being the first.

Go Gators! 🐊

#journalism #pr #advertising #mpmt #dccomms #communigators #gogators🐊 taken in Capitol Hill - Washington, DC by @jonellephenry

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a year ago

#laterlatergram Hot girl summer…take one! 🎬#Flourish2025 #servicewithasmile by @jonellephenry

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a year ago