Hello Black Voices!
I must say that I am a bit sad to be writing this letter to you. Today is my last day on the BlackVoices.com team, and I will genuinely miss reading your comments and bringing you the latest news.I first came on the team about two years ago. When I joined, the news and sports sections (Black Spin and BV Sports, respectively) weren't the most popular sites on BlackVoices.com - both readership and engagement were low for the sites. But then I started beefing up the offerings with writers, such as Dr. Boyce Watkins, Ruth Manuel-Logan, Jeff Mays, Paul Shepard, Madison J. Gray, Jam Donaldson, Quibian Salazar-Moreno and Kirsten Savali.
My goal was to serve up the most relevant news in a timely way and make BlackVoices.com a dependable destination for all that's relevant.
And boy, how you responded! Comments, week by week, stayed in the hundreds and traffic soared as you discussed and argued about all we had to offer.
I thank you for keeping me on my toes and teaching me a lot about what stories you care about. BlackVoices.com is indeed a special place and it promises to get even better in the coming months and years.
Please feel free to keep in touch with me on Facebook (as some of you already do!) or on Twitter at @nalima.
If you google me, you'll be sure to see that I'm still chasing the news!
Warmly,
Abena Agyeman-Fisher