Celebrating Black PR History: Diverse Voices

For our fourth BlackPRHistory event, we explored the subject through the personal histories of industry leaders from agencies, corporations and academia. These esteemed panelists were all contributors to  Diverse Voices: Profiles in Leadership, the first-of-a-kind book sponsored by the PRSA Foundation and published last year by PRMuseum Press. During this program, panelists brought their Diverse Voices to life. This event took place on January 30, 2019 and was brought to you by the Museum of Public Relations in partnership with the PRSA Foundation and the Black Public Relations Society (BPRS) – NY chapter. The live stream of the event may be seen on our Facebook page. 

The panel

Clockwise from top left: Judith Harrison, Denise Hill, Neil Foote, Helen Shelton, Terry Edmonds and Brandi Boatner

Clockwise from top left: Judith Harrison, Denise Hill, Neil Foote, Helen Shelton, Terry Edmonds and Brandi Boatner

  • Judith Harrison (emcee) — SVP, D&I, Weber Shandwick, past president PRSA Foundation, current president, New York Women in Communications

  • Denise Hill — Assistant professor at Elon University's School of Communication

  • Helen Shelton — Senior Partner, Finn Partners

  • Neil Foote — President, National Black Public Relations Society, and President, Foote Communications

  • Terry Edmonds — Former speechwriter to President Clinton

  • Brandi Boatner — Social and Influencer Communications Lead, Global Markets, IBM

The event, “Celebrating Black PR History: Diverse Voices,” was sponsored in part by Burson Cohn & Wolfe, Weber Shandwick, Finn Partners and Page.

“Celebrating Black PR History: Diverse Voices” is produced in conjunction with Black Public Relations Society – New York, The PRSA Foundation and the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.