Vanessa St. Leger is a senior Print Journalism major at HowardUniversity. Born and raised in Boston, MA, Vanessa traces herancestry to Haiti where she has visited many times and holds strongties. While at Howard, she has held several internships along withones at the National Education Association and Entertainment ImageConsultants. Vanessa enjoys writing about international, political,and women’s issues as well as entertainment news. When shegraduates Vanessa hopes to attend law school as well as pursue ajob in the journalistic realm. To contact her, email Vanessa atVStLeger@aol.com
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