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Third Annual 100 Lenses Creative/Leadership Camp Begins Sunday, June 10 on UA Campus.
Contact: Dr. Heather Pleasants, heather.pleasants@ua.edu, 205-535-8073
Black Belt 100 Lenses Summer Camp Set For June 10–14
TUSCALOOSA — The third annual Black Belt 100 Lenses Summer Camp begins Sunday, June 10. The University of Alabama campus will host 50 public and private high school students from the 12 counties of Alabama’s Black Belt region.[...]
CCBP Summer Camp Helped Marengo County Student Choose Life’s Direction
By Kirsten J. Barnes CCBP Graduate Assistant
What started out as a summer camp experience inspired 19-year-old D’Anthony Jackson to launch his own business, select a major in journalism and compete for a summer internship two years later at the UA Center for Community Based Partnerships (CCBP).
After spending two summers as a participant with the Black Belt 100 Lenses project, a photojournalism camp that prepares high school students in the art of photography by talking photos of people and places throughout Alabama’s Black Belt Region, Jackson was hooked on the art form.[...]
