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About Unheard Voices Magazine

Unheard Voices Magazine is an award-winning online news magazine founded by retired computer scientist Mr. Covin.

While a resident of Neptune, New Jersey in the early 90s and 2000s, Mr. Covin began to see social issues and the overall need for a positive voice for people of color in the community.

As a concerned citizen, Mr. Covin approached the local media outlet in town on the issues he wanted to raise awareness on. Unfortunately, the outlet felt the issues did not serve the media company’s objectives.

But Mr. Covin wouldn’t let that stop him. He realized he could utilize his English and Africana Studies degree from Rutgers University and put his voice to use.

Ultimately, Mr. Covin wanted to create a platform for the voiceless to be heard. In 2004, Mr. Covin’s vision came to fruition by creating a newsletter called Unheard Voices.

Unheard Voices Newsletter Circulation

With the help of his son, Unheard Voices newsletter was circulated in Neptune, New Jersey and was placed in corner stores in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

In 2007, Unheard Voices branched off online, starting a digital media platform not only covering Asbury Park, Neptune, and Long Branch voices but national stories on everyday people.

About Unheard Voices Magazine Building A Digital Presence

While building their digital presence, Unheard Voices has worked with diverse organizations such as Midtown Urban Renaissance Corporation, Two River Theater, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Phi Psi, Long Branch Housing Authority, local NAACPs, churches, and public relations firms to cultivate a positive voice for people of color; in addition to tackling issues on race relations and social issues within the African American and Black community.

With its hard-hitting coverage, Unheard Voices would become instrumental in bringing light to stories such as Trayvon Martin, Je’Rean Blake, Ahmaud Arbery and working hand in hand with Penny Dees to bring more attention to the tragic murder of her daughter 12-year-old Quiana Dees.

Getting Music Artists Heard

Aside from social justice advocacy, Unheard Voices has built a positive rapport in the music and entertainment industry for artists to be heard.

Unheard Voices has collaborated with Reverbnation, were media sponsors for prominent music showcases such as Unplugged NYC and Memoirs of a Starving Artist, and continues to establish relationships with major music companies and public relations firms to promote and interview their clientele.

Dirty Laundry and showcase

Unheard Voices is the co-creator and producer of Dirty Laundry the Sitcom. Dirty Laundry is a web series that was in production in 2011 and can be seen on YouTube.

In 2014, Unheard Voices held “One Mic, One Night” music showcase for deserving artists to showcase their talent.

Project Ghana

With its huge emphasis on community and education, Unheard Voices prides itself on fostering relationships with schools and educators.

In particular, Unheard Voices has collaborated with David Wronko, a history teacher for the Asbury Park School District, to highlight the work of his students and his ongoing educational initiative called Project Ghana.

Project Ghana gives students in the city of Asbury Park the chance to foster positive relationships with students in Ghana while each learns about each other’s culture.

Media Internship Program

From 2012 – 2015, Unheard Voices collaborated with the Long Branch Housing Authority, developing a media and computer science internship/mentorship program to enable community members to build skills in journalism, digital media content creation, and fundamentals in computer science to run a media business.

Awards

Unheard Voices is the recipient of the NAACP Unsung Hero Award, Neptune Township and State of New Jersey Legislature Journalism Award, Corporate Vision Magazine’s Media Innovator Award, and has been featured on NBC, CBS, PBS/NJ TV, Huffington Post, Monmouth University, to name a few.

Unheard Voices strives to be a beacon for the voiceless by cultivating positive images and changing the narrative about people of color, telling stories of the everyday “unheard voice”, and helping music artists get their voices heard.

Advocacy

Unheard Voices Magazine is a subsidiary of Unheard Voices Networks. Other branches under the network include: Jerseyvoices.com, Unheard Voices TV , Unheard Underground.

Now based in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area, the company not only focuses on social journalism and advocacy but also speaks at workshops and schools, empowering students on how they can use their voice through digital media and computer science.

Unheard Underground

Unheard Voices Music isn’t necessarily the “unheard voices” of music but a collection of real music that may be oveelooked by radio and television.

It is also a space for music lovers across the world to support true artistry through word and song.

This includes independent, unsigned, and even signed artists. We continually partner with major record labels, independent labels, and public relations companies to help promote artists.

Check out Unheard Underground website

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