Speaker Briggs on "War and its Effects on Children and Gender"
Mikaela Porter
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Feature
"Every tragedy," according to Jimmie Briggs, "deserves its own recognition." Each person has a story to tell. Briggs interviewed women in the Republic of Congo who had been raped and learned of the use of children in war-tactics. The women, Briggs reported, looked as if all the hope had been taken away from them. He recalls seeing the look of fear in the young girls' eyes as he sat and talked with them.
Jimmie Briggs, a former journalist, visited Assumption College on January 25, to present his views on war and its effects on children and gender. Jimmie Briggs also spent much time shedding light on a new campaign he is beginning at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa this summer.
Man Up is the name of the movement. Briggs' goals for the campaign are to use arts, music, sports and technology to change the vision of women and children. For the past year and a half, Briggs has been fundraising and talking to celebrities who want in on the what will hopefully be a new trend. He is very optimistic about the effect that this campaign will have on people.
Beginning his college career headed down the Pre-med road of life, Briggs didn't see himself getting into journalism. He graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in philosophy. He began his career by writing in the Art and Culture Section of the Washington Post. He related Malcolm X's and his views to the present-day hip-hop music.
From there, Briggs went on to write about concert events, met many artists, interviewed them and reported on them. After about a year and a half, Briggs began to write in New York City for Life Magazine. Here Briggs wrote about politics and gang life in the Bronx. This can be seen as the turning point in Briggs' career, where he decided to go down a more graphic and hard-hitting road of journalism.
What fueled his interest was the fact that walking down the street Briggs would see many teenagers in wheel chairs. To get a good story on gang life in the Bronx, Briggs interviewed drug dealers and mothers who lost sons to gun fights. He felt that these issues "called to him."
Jimmie Briggs, a former journalist, visited Assumption College on January 25, to present his views on war and its effects on children and gender. Jimmie Briggs also spent much time shedding light on a new campaign he is beginning at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa this summer.
Man Up is the name of the movement. Briggs' goals for the campaign are to use arts, music, sports and technology to change the vision of women and children. For the past year and a half, Briggs has been fundraising and talking to celebrities who want in on the what will hopefully be a new trend. He is very optimistic about the effect that this campaign will have on people.
Beginning his college career headed down the Pre-med road of life, Briggs didn't see himself getting into journalism. He graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in philosophy. He began his career by writing in the Art and Culture Section of the Washington Post. He related Malcolm X's and his views to the present-day hip-hop music.
From there, Briggs went on to write about concert events, met many artists, interviewed them and reported on them. After about a year and a half, Briggs began to write in New York City for Life Magazine. Here Briggs wrote about politics and gang life in the Bronx. This can be seen as the turning point in Briggs' career, where he decided to go down a more graphic and hard-hitting road of journalism.
What fueled his interest was the fact that walking down the street Briggs would see many teenagers in wheel chairs. To get a good story on gang life in the Bronx, Briggs interviewed drug dealers and mothers who lost sons to gun fights. He felt that these issues "called to him."
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