Our latest list of nonfiction books by journalists of color or those of special interest to them — the second of two — features journalists following their passions, whether delving further into their beats, pursuing an avocation, expanding on an interest kindled at work, seeking more information about why they grew up as they did…

With Mistrial, Opportunity to Repeat Prior Mistakes A mistrial declared Wednesday in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter provided an opportunity for the news media to recycle images of the unrest that followed the April 12 death of Freddie Gray in police custody.  But how true a representation will those images be? …

Richard Prince’s Book Notes™: Holiday Offerings Our latest list of nonfiction books by journalists of color or those of special interest to them — the first of two — gives us a chance to praise journalists who rocked the world they found, paving the way for journalists who continue the struggle today. Four of these…

HuffPost: Trump Is No Longer Entertainment N.Y. Times Compares Candidate With Past Demagogues “Earlier today, the candidate currently leading in the polls for the Republican presidential nomination called for a ‘total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,’ ” Arianna Huffington wrote Monday for the Huffington Post. “That was, of course, Donald Trump.…

Networks Stay Live for Latest Mass Shooting Mariel Garza, an editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times, was among the first to comment on the mass shooting Wednesday that left at least 14 people dead and 17 wounded in San Bernardino, Calif., the nation’s deadliest since December 2012. Then, a gunman walked into Sandy Hook…

Columnists Call Football Team’s Threatened Strike Historic “I have lived in Columbia and been at the university for almost 18 years,” Cynthia Frisby, an associate professor in the Missouri School of Journalism, wrote in a Facebook posting reprinted Sunday in Missourian, which serves the University of Missouri-Columbia. “During this time, I have been called the n-word…

Why Are Cops in Schools, Anyway? Media Question Discipline Practices After S.C. Incident The videotaped altercation in a South Carolina high school that saw a white sheriff’s deputy throwing a black female student to a classroom floor and tossing her across it prompted the news media to expand their reporting beyond the incident itself. They…

FBI Director Ties Scrutiny, Rise in Violent Crime As news organizations revealed new data on driving and even walking while black, FBI Director James B. Comey said the additional scrutiny and criticism of police might have led to an increase in violent crime in some cities as officers have become less aggressive. Comey’s statement Friday…

“Angry Black Woman” Line Laid Bare Lack of Diversity Wesley Morris, a black journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 2012 while at the Boston Globe, is joining the New York Times as a critic at large, the Times announced on Thursday. The Culture section of the Times came under fire last year…

The Worst-Reported Stories About Detroit The Toronto Star made this video in December to accompany a story about longtime Detroiters helping to revitalize their city. News reports neglect such residents in favor of stories about white newcomers, panelists said Saturday at a Detroit conference organized by Unity: Journalists for Diversity. Renewal Underway and Whites Get…