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SAMANTHA SAWYER
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CHADWICK BOSEMAN
December 2020
This is a short profile piece on Chadwick Boseman that was written shortly after his death. This article, written for the online magazine 'Soul Vision,' briefly tells the reader about how Boseman influenced society with his career field and how his legacy continues to live on.
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL HOMECOMING PARADE
2019
On a bright and clear Saturday morning Hampton University, regional and local organizations gather at Hampton City Hall to prepare for the annual Homecoming parade. Hampton University gathered multiple organizations within their campus, city, and state for this parade.
This includes but is not limited to: Virginia State Marching Band, Petersburg Highschool Marching Band, Booker T. Washington marching band, Phoebus Highschool marching band, Israel United in Christ, Impact Dancing Company, KNK Dancing Company, Indian tribe and Chieftain, HU psychology department, Hampton Players, HU Student Affairs, HU alumni association, HU Treasurer’s staff, HU pre-med college, HU marching band, William R. Harvey Leadership Institute, HU Pre-Alumni Council, HU Army ROTC, Masonic Temple #122, Miss Virginia, Ms. Hampton, Mr. Pirate, Tidewater Corvette Club, El Camino club, etc.
BROADCAST NEWS PACKAGE (SCRIPT)
April 2021
In December 2019, 2nd Lieutenant Nazario was pulled over at a gas station in Windsor, Virginia over a missing license plate. This traffic stop became violent when officers pepper sprayed Nazario and dragged him out of his car for not complying, all while Nazario was in uniform. A video of the incident stoked public outrage when it was released in April 2021. This is a broadcast news package (script) about the anger this incident caused.
BEGINNING OF ACT 1Â OF AN ORIGINALÂ TELE-SCREENPLAY
November 2018
This is a short part of a script for a teleplay. The script is called "People of the Cloth" and centers around a Pink Floyd Shirt as it gets passed around from person to person over the years. The script was heavily inspired by the music and themes of the late 1960s and early1970s.
HURRICANE DORIAN BRINGS BAHAMIAN STUDENTS TO HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
December 2019
When Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in 2019 many University of the Bahamas students were displaced from their homes and school. In order to help, Hampton University's sitting president, William Harvey, offered to take in 100 bahamian students and give them free tuition, room and board. In an exclusive interview with the Director of Hampton University's Relations.
THANKS FOR THE TALK W/ SAMANTHA SAWYER
April 2022
This is an episode of "Thanks For the Talk with Samantha Sawyer" where I go on a deep dive on how 'The Tide' came to be, how it operates, and the affect it has on the local community. The Tide is the first light rail to ever be built and operated in the Virginia Commonwealth and it's been making headlines over a possible expansion. How do the locals feel about this development with their Tide?
"I want to be remembered as having inspired other young women to go into this business and to succeed... they are my legacy."
Barbra Walters
