So excited for the 2023-2024 school year with my amazing NABJ E-Board members by my side!!!

Happy Humanity Effect Launch Day! Founded in 2023 by Cameron Mofid, the non-profit currently serves two communities in West Africa providing children and their caregivers essential goods. To learn more, check out this video created by me and the website. youtu.be/AQcmpIUaN0k

My partner @madlawalsh and I worked on an entrepreneur video story for our Urban Affairs Reporting class. We focused on Peaches Cultural Hair Salon, located in Dorchester, Massachusetts, which emphasizes the importance of embracing your natural hair. word.emerson.edu/urbanaffairs/p…

My partner Maddie Khaw and I worked on a community organizer profile print and visual story for our Urban Affairs Reporting class. We featured visual artist Ayana Mack. This story can be viewed through this link: word.emerson.edu/urbanaffairs/h….

I am happy to share that I had my story "A Spoonful of Home" published in the Living section of Your Magazine Volume 20 Issue 2: November 2023 and modeled for Daphne Bryant's photoshoot "Downtown Girls," with photos taken by Lucia Johnson.

Read about Boston-based artist Ayana Mack in the feature @xonicrtowxo and I wrote, now in Bay State Banner: baystatebanner.com/2024/01/17/aya…

I'm happy to share that my partner Maddie Khaw and I's profile on visual artist Ayana Mack was recently published in Bay State Banner. Check out the story at this link: baystatebanner.com/2024/01/17/aya….

Thank you so much!!!💜💜💜

Hi! I’m Nicole Townsend a Senior Journalism major with a Pre-Law minor at Emerson College. I am a Junior Media & Content Creator at Districtly Speaking and I will be live tweeting Judge Jackson Nomination’s event tonight at The Kennedy Center.

We’re so excited to announce that our new website is live and we’re back! Districtly Speaking is your go-to platform for meaningful connections. We hope you join our vibrant community for elevated conversations, engaging blog posts, and insightful town halls around the city.

Go read my first official blog post for Districtly Speaking on our new website through this link: districtlyspeaking.com/blog/f/justice…

Hip Hop Caucus 🏁 20th Anniversary Celebration in the Blackburn Center at Howard University. The first event is a Town Hall and Reception.

We’re happy to announce that our new blog post, “Justice Brown Jackson pens ‘Love Letter’ to her Ancestors,” is now on the blog! You can check it out through the link in our bio. Please go and read it now!

Meet Nicole and Rabeh—college seniors who will be working as Junior Media & Content Creators for Districtly Speaking!They are excited to be working with veteran journalist @JonelleHenry and creating lasting connections.

We’re here at the MLK Memorial Library for the “Shelved Voices: How Book Censorship & Bans Impact Everyone, Everywhere,” event! We’re so excited to be reporting on what will be a riveting conversation about banned books DC Public Library

I am incredibly proud of this photo series for Howard University's 100th Homecoming. It can also be found on districtlyspeaking.com, Districtly Speaking on LinkedIn, and Districtly Speaking on Instagram.

I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to cover Howard University’s 100th Homecoming: Yard of Fame. Check it out on districtlyspeaking.com and on all of Districtly Speaking’s social media platforms.

It has been an honor to be a Junior Media and Content Creator Intern for Districtly Speaking. I am grateful to my fellow intern, Rabeh Ramadan, for our collaboration and to my supervisor, CEO, & Founder of Districtly Speaking, Jonelle Henry, for giving me the opportunity.