{"id":3887,"date":"2023-02-23T16:18:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2023-02-23T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:20:08","slug":"troy-students-talents-shine-during-annual-nabj-apollo-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2023\/02\/23\/troy-students-talents-shine-during-annual-nabj-apollo-night\/","title":{"rendered":"TROY students&#8217; talents shine during annual NABJ Apollo Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Thursday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/troy_nabj\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROY&#8217;s National Association of Black Journalists<\/a> (NABJ) organization hosted its annual Apollo Night, an evening meant to give back to the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve host this event annually,&#8221; said NABJ President Catelyn Blackman. &#8220;Every Black History Month we try to do an Apollo Night. We&#8217;re raising money for the local Boys and Girls Club so all of our proceeds, everything that we make, goes back to the Boys and Girls Club.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY&#8217;s NABJ featured special performances including a modeling presentation and singing. One contestant told TrojanVision she discovered her talent during a family tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When I was seven years old my cousin actually passed away in a motorcycle accident,&#8221; said contestant Shaquoria Marsh. &#8220;I begged my mom to let me sing at the funeral. I didn&#8217;t know if I could sing for her. I just wanted to do something and then after that it kind of just took off from there.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participant Denstin Benai described his desire to inspire confidence in people around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Anyone that&#8217;s watching this, continue to strive, be great, give God all the praise and remember Go Trojans.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to its website, the NABJ aims to strengthen ties among Black journalists, student journalists, journalism educators and media professionals. You can read more about the NABJ as a whole by visiting its <a href=\"https:\/\/nabjonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Thursday night, TROY&#8217;s National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) organization hosted its annual Apollo Night, an evening meant to give back to the local community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve host this event annually,&#8221; said NABJ President Catelyn Blackman. &#8220;Every Black History Month we try to do an Apollo Night. 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