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Selected in 2006 to serve as the first Black
College Wire Editorial Intern for IMDiversity.com and THE BLACK
COLLEGIAN Magazine, Alexia R. Robinson is a graduate of Florida
A&M University where she received a bachelor’s degree in Journalism.
While studying magazine production, she served as the editor in
chief and copy desk chief of the university’s student-run newspaper,
The Famuan. She also worked as the lifestyle and features
editor for the campus magazine, Journey. While at FAMU,
Alexia also served as the Secretary of Communication for the Student
Government Association and delved into the exciting world of Public
Relations. In addition to her campus experience, Alexia, a 2005 Dow
Jones Newspaper Fund Editing Intern, has worked at several of
Florida’s top publications such as The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
and The Florida Times-Union. The Jacksonville, Fla.
native plans to pursue her MBA in Media Management at Columbia
University in New York in the fall of 2007. Alexia’s personal motto
infuses her work: “Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our greatest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Alexia
hopes that her writing will empower readers to take action in their
communities and their lives.
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