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Watch: Victims of African Terrorism Matter, Too
When terrorists killed 300 people and injured hundreds more in Somalia during a horrific single attack, the world was silent. No talk-show posturing. No wall-to-wall coverage even though it was one of the most devastating terrorist attacks anywhere in the world for many years. Why this double standard? Watch the short video above for more…
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Nelly’s Rape Accuser Decries Media Spotlight
Woman Says She’s Been Frightened Into Silence Writer Has Doubts About Hill’s Future at ESPN 4 Women Sue Detroit Free Press Over Unequal Pay Calif. Paper Names Black Publisher, Joins Black Editor ‘Ask a Mexican’ Arellano Quits as OC Weekly Editor FCC Chairman Pressed to Speak Out on Trump How Trump Is Changing Hispanic Media…
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Watch: Yance Ford Tackles Grief and Racial Injustice in the Moving Documentary Strong Island
Filmmaker Yance Ford’s film Strong Island is a must-watch on Netflix. The documentary tells the story of the Ford family and how their lives were forever altered by the shooting death of Yance’s older brother, William, in 1992. He was killed by a white man in the Long Island, N.Y., hamlet of Central Islip, where Yance’s…
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Judge of Characters: When Racism Is Trained Behavior
This week, racism reared its ugly head the same way it’s been doing since Donald Trump became president. In New York City, the greatest melting pot on earth, we still have to deal with bigotry, but the city that never sleeps has a special way of banding together to combat racism that is sure to…
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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Wins MacArthur Fellowship
N.Y. Times Writer on Race Receives Prestigious Award Ebony Editor Confirms She’s Left the Company Journalists of Color at 16.6 Percent in ASNE Census State Dept., White House Differ on Media Issues Essence, People en Español in Time Inc. Cutbacks Whites Awarded for Stories on Black Communities Why It’s So Hard for Some to Relate…
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Growing Pains: Colin Warner Was Locked Up for 21 Years for a Crime He Didn’t Commit
Many people dream of their lives being made into movies. Maybe Halle Berry or Denzel Washington will play you in your epic life story. Colin Warner’s life was recently made into a movie called Crown Heights, but it wasn’t the type of biopic Warner was hoping for. The movie told the story of Warner’s arrest…
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Watch: Al Sharpton on That Time He Was Stabbed During a March
Cheers are in order for the living legend, the Rev. Al Sharpton, as he celebrates 50 years in the civil rights movement. Sharpton is one of the most recognizable activists from the movement and continues to fight the good fight, despite having been stabbed, jailed, indicted and ridiculed throughout his tenure. When Sharpton was 13…
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Did Voter Suppression Give Trump the Election?
Look at Results in Close States Such as Wisconsin ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill Over New Tweet 10 Projects Split $1.8 Million to Boost Trust in News NAHJ Ends Partnership with California Chicanos Oneida Nation Donates Indian Country Today Nikole Hannah-Jones, a writer for the New York Times Magazine who specializes in racial issues, had little…
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‘Quit Being Spineless About Doing—and Defending—the Work We Do,’ Says Journalist Leonard Pitts Jr.
By Leonard Pitts Jr. Leonard Pitts Jr., syndicated Miami Herald columnist, delivered this speech on Oct. 9 at the 2017 News Leadership Conference, convened by the American Society of News Editors, Associated Press Media Editors and Associated Press Photo Managers in Washington, D.C. These are his prepared remarks. Good afternoon.Thank you for that warm welcome…