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Melvin Bankhead III

Melvin Bankhead III
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Melvin Bankhead III is the founder of MB Ink Media relations, a small public relations firm in Buffalo. A professional with over 25 years of experience in communications, he also teaches Journalism at Hilbert College, and serves on the boards of the Buffalo Association of Black Journalists and the Charter School for Inquiry. He previously served as a wire editor and pop culture writer for The Buffalo News.

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Melvin Bankhead III

Melvin Bankhead III
Current Title: Adjunct Professor
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Email: mbankhead@hilbert.edu
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Melvin Bankhead III is the founder of MB Ink Media relations, a small public relations firm in Buffalo. A professional with over 25 years of experience in communications, he also teaches Journalism at Hilbert College, and serves on the boards of the Buffalo Association of Black Journalists and the Charter School for Inquiry. He previously served as a wire editor and pop culture writer for The Buffalo News.

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