Rashida is the first and critical edit for stories for the newspaper and website. She also assists supervisors in making assignments for a team of 10 editors. Rashida previously worked as a copy editor, columnist and page designer at the Ocala Star-Banner in Florida. Rashida has a B.A. in English from Spelman College, where she graduated summa cum laude and as a Phi Beta Kappa scholar. She was selected as a Freedom Forum Fellow and worked as a copy editor and designer at the Macon Telegraph. Rashida is also an alumna of the New York Times Student Journalism Institute. She is the vice president of print for the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists, and is also a proud and active member of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc., where she serves as the national director of communications. Create a free website with