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Brenda Siler is an award-winning journalist and public relations strategist. Her communications career began in college as an advertising copywriter, a news reporter, public affairs producer/host and a jazz program producer/host. After college, she continued producing and hosting jazz programs for ten years.

Currently a contributing writer for the Washington Informer, Siler writes about STEM, HBCUs, the arts, entertainment, Washington, DC area dining. She also has written articles and chapters for public relations industry trade publications, including PRNews, Ragan Report, and Inside Organizational Communications.

Siler has led national, regional, and local communications departments in Atlanta and Washington, DC. She has worked at AARP, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the American Red Cross, United Way, and UNCF-the United Negro College Fund. At UNCF, she oversaw the rebranding of America’s largest minority scholarship fund, retaining its iconic tagline, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”

Siler is a lifetime member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), a global professional association with members in 80 countries. She was the first person of color to serve as chairperson for the IABC international executive board. In 2017, she received the IABC Fellow designation recognizing her achievements in global organizational communications.

Siler is a native Washingtonian and an alumna of Spelman College. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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The HBCU Brain Trust president’s panel included (from left) Makola M. Abdullah, president of Virginia State University, Heidi M. Anderson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Suzanne Elise Walsh, president of Bennett College. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)
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Strategies for Political and Business Success Highlight CBCF-ALC Sessions

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

Black Women’s Roundtable Policy Forum featured discussions on the power of the ballot, navigating the C-Suite, HBCUs, and AI for the Culture, with panelists encouraging attendees to think differently about AI.

Christian McBride and New Jawn appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series at the end of August. Group members are (from left) Josh Evans on trumpet, Marcus Strickland on tenor sax and bass clarinet, McBride on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)
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Some of D.C.’s and the Country’s Best Concerts Take Place at a ‘Tiny Desk’

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Harvey Mason Jr. (center), CEO of the Recording Academy (Grammys), speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in April 2023 surrounded by members of Congress and Recording Academy members about the Restoring Artistic Protections (RAP) Act. (Courtesy Photo/Recording Academy, Leigh Vogel for Getty Images)
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How the Grammys are Navigating the Use of AI in Music Creation

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
Members of SAG-AFTRA WASHINGON Mid-Atlantic and union allies show solidarity for the actor’s strike in front of the AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington, DC on 16th Street, NW. The group distributed strike-related information at the movie screenings for “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” (Courtesy photo/ SAG-AFTRA WASHINGTON Mid-Atlantic)
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Affects D.C. Film Industry and Supporting Businesses

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DC Black Film Festival showed the documentary “Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land” at the Miracle Theater in southeast DC. A Q&A session followed with (from left) Kevin Sampson, founder/director of DCBFF, Eternal Polk, co-executive producer/director of the film, and Collis R. Jones, vice president of U.S. policy and strategy for John Deere Public Affairs. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)
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Documentary About Keeping Land Within Black Families Gives Hope

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler September 6, 2023September 6, 2023
DC JazzFest Artist-in-Residence and pianist Orrin Evans was curator for the "Generations Series" at Arena Stage. He is backing vocalist Jazzmeia Horn. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Music From Legends and New Talent at the 2023 DC Jazz Festival

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Graphic for Anacostia Jazz Hop (Courtesy of DC JazzFest)
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DC JazzFest Brings Free Jazz Hop to Anacostia

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The new film “Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity” digs into the life of the celebrated saxophonist. Shorter was the composer, and Esperanza Spalding wrote the libretto (lyrics) for "Iphigenia." The opera was performed at the Kennedy Center in December 2021. (Courtesy of Real Magic)
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Wayne Shorter Film Opens the Door to His Creativity

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“To Kill a Mockingbird,” playing at the Kennedy Center until Aug. 27, stars Justin Mark (“Jem Finch”), Richard Thomas (“Atticus Finch”), Steven Lee Johnson (“Dill Harris”), Maeve Moynihan (“Scout Finch”) and Jacqueline Williams (“Calpurnia”). (Courtesy of Julieta Cervantes)
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Messages in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Still Keeps Eyes on Justice

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler August 23, 2023August 23, 2023
Artists performing in the “Generations Series” on Aug. 31 are (top row, from left) pianist George Cables, vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, pianist Benny Green, pianist and DCJF artist-in-residence Orrin Evans; (bottom row, from left) pianists Shamie Royston and Hope Udobi with rhythm section drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts and bassist Kris Funn. (Courtesy of DC JazzFest)
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19th Annual DC JazzFest Has Something for Everyone

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler August 22, 2023August 23, 2023

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