Staff Picks: Our Most Admired Black Icons
Nicole Acosta, Steven Keehner, Valerie Lopez, and Jared Naut
February 27, 2019
Members of the Impact Staff break down their favorite Black icons in honor of Black History Month.
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Michael Panteleo is a senior and studies journalism at Mercy College. He enjoys writing, watching, and playing football and basketball. He is a member of the Collegiate Scholars program at Mercy College...
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Jillian Simmons is a junior studying Television and Radio Broadcasting, with a secondary concentration in journalism. She has a passion for video editing and writing, and after graduating hopes to get...
Managing Editor
Steven Keehner is the Managing Editor of the greatest publication on the Hudson. Hailing from the mediocre Town of Oyster Bay, New York, he enjoys going to gigs, playing his guitar, and pizza. He...
Associate Editor
Valerie Lopez is the Associate Editor of the greatest publication on the Hudson. From upstate New York, Val enjoys expressing herself through singing and dancing. Along with this, comes a love for music...
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Amber Perez is a Journalist major here at Mercy College. She is currently residing at The Bronx, New York and enjoys listening to music and reading books about romance. Her current favorite writing...
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Jared Naut is a junior majoring in journalism hailing from the town of Parlin, New Jersey. When Jared is not writing, you can catch him listening to his favorite acapella group, Pentatonix, or binge-watching...
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Ellis is a Senior Media Studies major who is looking to become either a sports writer or sports broadcaster after he graduates. He has a passion for writing and loves watching basketball, baseball and...
Editor
Three jobs, five college courses, a huge family, a binge-watching addiction, a deep-rooted passion for Halloween, a never-ending hunger for literally every edible thing in sight (bottomless pit, for sure),...
Social Media Editor
Alexis Lynch is a junior majoring in Media Studies with a focus in Journalism. Living in Westchester, New York her whole life she has been very focused on the entertainment industry as well as sports,...
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Randi Rooney is a person. "I enjoy long walks on the beach!" "6:30, eating dinner with myself; Seven o'clock wrestle with my self-loathing." I live in Rockland County and I've been encouraged to...