Contributor book. Cracking “The Wire” During Black Lives Matter

Profiled in Guest Editor Arthur Jafa’s Special Filmmaker edition of i-D. magazine.

Grant and fellowship from Comedy Central

Teach writing and reporting, digital editing, fact-checking, and courses that introduce students to writing in a professional environment, writing on deadline, the fundamentals of a news story, crime reporting and other beat reporting and feature writing techniques. Courses are rigorous and simulate an actual newsroom. Students are required to work as if they were in a professional environment.

Sundance Fellow for Episodic Makers Lab and Women at Sundance Adobe Fellowship

Researcher for “Untitled” Tupac Documentary directed by Oscar award winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave). Working with estate archivist in going through footage, archiving materials, creating interview questions, reading through material, contacting interviewees and setting up interviews.

I freelance for a variety of publications including: Wax Poetics magazine, Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, the magazine, Uptown magazine, American Way, AOL, Newsone, and others. See: www.erickablount.com

Co-taught an ethics course at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Producer for The Real News Network. Produced former Black Panther Eddie Conway’s show entitled “Rattling the Bars,” which focused on the prison industrial complex. Duties: Writing scripts, creating content, booking guests, scheduling, editing, producing, writing print stories.

Ruby Grant Awardee for a writing partnership with cinematographer Arthur Jafa (Eyes Wide Shut, Daughters of the Dust, Crooklyn), for writing a science fiction screenplay that explores the themes of generational gaps, cycles of repetition, and what martyrdom does to the individual, especially as it relates to historical figures.

Skip Gates: “Finding Your Roots, Episode 206; We Come From People, Bassett/Jarrett/Nas.”

Director of research for rapper Nas and bluesman Olu Dara's family.Conducted interviews with them, musicians, family members, friends, as well as archival research that included video, news clippings, radio interviews, etc.

Teach media writing courses that introduce students to writing in a professional environment and to the styles of writing for the mass media; these forms include news stories for print and broadcast and advertising and public relations copy. In addition, teach courses that prepare students for the workforce with on and off campus internships, guiding students through the process of obtaining and succeeding in a media internship.

. Conceptualize, write, and edit content for lifestyle related topics; including restaurant reviews, arts and entertainment profiles, and other lifestyle issues.

. Write and edit grant proposals, and print and electronic publications, in English and Spanish, on topics related to at-risk youth. Translate technical knowledge for general audiences. Products range from booklets to quarterly periodicals to full-length guidebooks. Also create podcasts for diverse audiences on topics related to at-risk youth

. Obtained an exclusive interview with President Fidel Castro while traveling with the National Black Farmers Association to Cuba for a story on them negotiating a deal to sell produce to Cuba. Responsible for covering weekly hard news stories in addition to covering feature stories and political campaign stories.

. Covered hard news, police stories, music, features, and enterprise stories on three neighborhood beats-Absecon, Port Republic, and Pleasantville.

. Wrote feature stories and proofread copy for national news desk. Notable interviews have included Andy Rooney, Frank O. Gehry, Richard Meier, former Mayor Ed Koch, and Sheila Bridges.

Fact-checked articles, reported on and wrote news and feature articles.

Covered politics, police, music, and feature stories in and around New York City. Notable interviews included Tupac Shakur, Jay Z, and Kenny Gamble, among others.