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Will Unity Lose Blacks Over Gay Group?
NABJ Founder Says Gay Group’s Admission Changes Mission The co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists who successfully steered the association into talks on reunifying with Unity: Journalists of Color, Inc., said Wednesday that “if I had to vote right now on recommending unification, sadly I’d vote no.” Joe Davidson, a columnist at the…
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Finding Sly Stone, a Rock Icon, Penniless
First the newspaper article, then the movie. The Internet was abuzz Monday with a New York Post story that went viral: “. . . Today, Sly Stone — one of the greatest figures in soul-music history — is homeless, his fortune stolen by a lethal combination of excess, substance abuse and financial mismanagement. He lays…
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NABJ Airs Frustrations Over Coverage
The National Association of Black Journalists, frustrated by job losses in its membership, setbacks in diversity efforts and a perceived decline in news that benefits African American communities, will reach out to elected officials as it seeks allies to reverse these trends, NABJ President Gregory H. Lee Jr. said on Friday. “NABJ’s mission is to…
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Unity Accepts Gay-Journalists Group
National Lesbian, Gay Journalists Association to Join for 2012 “UNITY: Journalists of Color will now include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), after the boards of directors of both organizations agreed to the partnership last week,” Unity announced on Monday. The decision appeared not to be unanimous. “The majority voted and moved on,…
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Article Compounds Family's 9/11 Tragedy
Attendant on Doomed Flight Falsely Labeled “Hysterical” The world learned that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, had begun when flight attendant Betty Ong, flying on the hijacked plane that left from Boston, picked up the in-flight phone and punched the buttons for the American Airlines reservations desk. ” ‘The cockpit is not answering…
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VIDEO: AT&T Nation's Football Classic
From The Root’s rap battle, hosted by Fonzworth Bentley, to the amazing Battle of the Bands halftime show, we captured the best moments from Saturday’s Howard vs. Morehouse football game on video.
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1st NY Times Female Editor Talks Gender
No Difference in Taste or Sensibility, Jill Abramson Says Jill Abramson, who last week became the first female editor of the New York Times in its 160-year history, said Sunday, “The idea that women journalists bring a different taste in stories or sensibility isn’t true.” The statement was challenged by women who have studied the…
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No Blacks Pictured in 9/11 Commemorative
Time magazine this week published “Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience,” a photo-rich commemorative edition dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. No identifiable African Americans are pictured in its 64 pages. Asked about the omission, Time spokesman Kerri Chyka said by email: “TIME is declining to comment at this time.”…
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Dallas Morning News Lays Off 38
The Dallas Morning News laid off a reported 38 newsroom employees on Tuesday, including two black journalists, in still another cutback attributed to declining advertising revenues. Newsroom sources identified the two as Arnessa M. Garrett, a suburban editor, and Jason Roberson, a reporter who covered the business of health care. In a blog on the…