“Identifying the Elephant in the Room,” is a collaborative and proactive seminar series on race relations and critical communications strategies for students pursuing degrees in journalism, public relations and advertising at Howard University and the University of Florida. Sponsored by Pitch Publicity and INICIVOX^®, and hosted by HU Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and UF Association for Media Professionals (AMP), this series is designed to help mentor all students interested in entering careers within the communications industry, while preparing them for meaningful, impactful work that involves addressing the long-standing elephant in the room when it comes to racism. Participating professionals in the series are successful alumni of Howard University and the University of Florida who have valuable career lessons to share from all sides of the elephant.