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Will Trump-Friendly Sinclair Face Consequences for ‘Fake Stories’ Script?
Journalism Groups Say Broadcaster Crossed Line ICE Seizes Memphis Reporter as Undocumented U.S. to Become ‘Minority White’ in 2045 Lest the Media Forget the Other Civil Rights Leaders Greg Moore ‘Angry’ Over Plight of Denver Post BuzzFeed Headline Led to Trump Tweet, Critic Says More Coverage Given Alleged Violence by Muslims Gaza Journalist Fatally Shot…
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Watch: Bill Cosby’s Spokesman Shames Topless Protester
On Monday a topless protester hopped a barricade at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial in Norristown, Pa. The protester, Nicolle Rochelle—who is a former actor on The Cosby Show—told reporters that she wanted to make Cosby uncomfortable because “that is exactly what he has been doing for decades to women.” But that message was missed…
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Watch: Black Panther’s Reign Just Won’t Let Up
Chadwick Boseman dominated Saturday Night Live this weekend in one of the highest-rated episodes this year, and the excitement surrounding Black Panther is as prominent as it was before the film’s debut. Nearly two months after Black Panther hit theaters, the film continues to shatter records and set new trends in entertainment. The movie is…
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Fewer Black Journalists Seem to Want to Cover Their Own
Fear of Being ‘Pigeonholed,’ Psychic Toll at Issue In 1984, Jesse Jackson won applause when he told the National Association of Black Journalists, then approaching its ninth year, “You must become the authorities on African American and African experience. “Before you be a little of everything to everybody, be something special to where you live.”…
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Jesse Jackson to Black Journalists in 1984: ‘You Work in Pain’
Jackson: ‘Before You Be a Little of Everything to Everybody, Be Something Special to Where You Live’ The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson spoke before about 860 people on Saturday night, Aug. 18, 1984, at the banquet of the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention. Among those in the audience was Coretta Scott King. Here are…
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Watch: What It’s Like to Be a Black Woman in Hollywood
Diversity and representation are the hot-button topics in Hollywood right now. In an industry that reflects the world in which we live, black people and women—so, basically black women—are often underrepresented in Hollywood. But people like Tyler Perry are changing that. Sure, he’s a polarizing figure based on his content, but you can’t deny his…
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Sex Changes Everything
Editor’s note: This is part 5 of a multipart series. Catch up with part 1 , part 2, part 3 and part 4. In my experience, although men say they are OK with a woman being nonmonogamous, in truth they are not. It probably sounds good to them in theory because it means that they…
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Judge of Characters: The Hatred of Black Women
The death of Stephon Clark does what many black men’s deaths at the hands of police do: rally the troops to protest why, for some strange reason, black lives seemingly don’t matter. There’s no way for us to think otherwise when Clark was shot down in less than seven seconds in his grandmother’s backyard. But…
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April 4, 1968, as Told by Black Reporters
Three Describe the Night of King’s Death 1. White: Editors Had ‘Domino Theory of Rioting’ 2. West: A Need ‘to Put Our Imprint on the Stories’ 3. Caldwell: ‘I Took It to Be a Bomb’ The Athletic Making Little Progress on Diversity NAHJ Reaches 7-Year Membership High Immigrants Found to Drive Crime Down, Not Up…
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Watch: Roxanne Shanté Explains How She Created Hip-Hop Diss Records
Lolita Shanté Gooden, aka Roxanne Shanté, is a hip-hip icon, a living legend, if you will. Netflix has released Roxanne Roxanne, a biopic that chronicles Shanté’s humble beginnings in Queens, N.Y., in the ’80s. Shanté was a solidified rap staple from the Queensbridge Houses. She could rap circles around anybody and quickly became the go-to…