The Come Up 

This journey that I’m embarking on is going to help me get through my next 5 years in college. My goal is to build Urban Culture and Affairs, while redefining how black culture (urban culture) is valued. I want to take us to the next level and lead us to take control of our own culture and affairs.

Career Goals

 

I will build my own media empire and disseminate urban culture. I am going to continue to develop urban affairs via communication. I am going to contribute my skills and talent to creating policies, establish a commonwealth in my community, develop socioeconomics, business, and performing research for my culture.  Being an Entrepreneur I don’t see myself working for anyone, so I have to use every opportunity that is available for me to do so. My goal is to take on plenty of work that needs to be done, and do it; and position myself where I don’t have to work with or for others any more than necessary. Well at least for the next 2-3 years that’s a short term career goal I’m working on.

Click here to watch an interview,

Academic Goals

As a scholar, my vision is to use my independent practice to fill requirements for my research projects for the courses I take. This will help me get experience, feedback, and the foundation I need to develop myself as an expert. It will also help me get started now versus waiting until I graduate to do so. I am interested in independently creating my own internship but gaining some paid internships to develop any interested skills or hobbies.

Study Concentration

Humanities;Communications; Advertising and Public Relations; Global Media and Information Flow 

Estimated Graduation: Spring 2019 

Completed Courses

1. F2-900 Art Appreciation
2.  Business Communications (More)
3. Child Development
4. Human Psychology & Development
5. SOC-2100 Contemporary Social Issues
6. C1-900 English 101
7. C1-901 English 102
8. BIOL-1200 Environmental Biology
9. ACCT-2110 Financial Accounting
10. Hip Hop, Culture and Politics
11. MIS-2101 Information Technology
12. BLAW-2100 Legal and Social Environment of Business
13. HL-990 Mandarin Foreign Language
14. PHYS-1111 Physical Science Foundation
15. PHYS-1112 Physical Science Foundation Lab
16. ECON-2302 Principles of Macroeconomics
17. MATH-2137 Foundations of Mathematics
18. PHIL-3101 Philosophy
19. Public Speaking

 

Study Plan

1. MCOM-4512 Mass Media Law Fall 2017
2. COMS-3099 Junior Seminar Fall 2017
3. COMS-2100 Foundation of Communication  Fall 2017
4. MCOM-4379 Creating Strategies in Advertising Fall 2017
5.  MCOM-2361 Introduction into Advertising   Fall 2017
6. COMS-3160 Advanced Public Speaking Spring 2018
7. COMS-3160-01 Conflict Management  Fall 2018
8. COMS-4425-01 Group Communication Leadership Spring 2018
9. COMS-4900 Senior Seminar Spring 2019
10. MCOM-3725 Layout, Design, and Production Spring 2018
11. MCOM-4230 Reporting and Editing Spring 2018
12. MST-3412 International Media Flow Spring 2018
13. MCOM-4361 Advertising and Society Fall 2018
14. MCOM-4451 Public Relations and Society Fall 2018 
15. COMS – 4720 Communication and Identity Fall 2018
16. COMS – 4452 Communicating with Clients and Customers Fall 2018

Click here to view my resume and here’s The Story of BK. This gives you a glimpse of  the road I’ve traveled to get where I am in my career and academic goals. My resume reflects what I have accomplished up to date, while my story reveals to you how consistent, determined, and passionate I am to accomplish my goals. I’m a go-getter.

Media Reel

I am a published writer, too. I have been independently writing and publishing since 2014. In 6th grade I was on the newspaper team, The Gresham Griots. I always had a love for literature. My works have been featured in South Shore Current, South Side Weekly, TBT News Service, Chicago Street Journal and The Phoenix. I have hosted broadcasts on Windy City Underground (WCUG), and Chicago Land Sports Radio.