Cynthia L. Benjamin is one of our 2015 Salute to Excellence honorees. This documentary is about her life and career growing up in the deep south and rising through the ranks to become an award winning journalist and manager at Gannett ...See moreCynthia L. Benjamin is one of our 2015 Salute to Excellence honorees. This documentary is about her life and career growing up in the deep south and rising through the ranks to become an award winning journalist and manager at Gannett Newspapers. As the Democrat and Chronicle's Community content Editor, Cynthia manages coverage of Eastside and Westside communities, the data desk, community blogs and freelance contributions. She is a founding member of RABJ who earned a B.A. in Journalism and political Science from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Her goal as a student was to return to her hometown of Hot Springs, AR and campaign for mayor to help jobless African-Americans find work, benefits and a brighter future. Written by
Richard J. McCollough
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