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Is the Press Agitating Things in Ferguson for a Good Story?
“Why Police Will Continue to Arrest Journalists” In Ferguson, Press Corps Has Become Its Own Story “At the end of another dangerous night in Ferguson, Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson offered an emotional plea to the media on Monday: Please stop putting officers in danger and glamorizing violent agitators in your quest for…
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7 Things to Know About the New Guy Running Things in Ferguson
When Missouri’s governor announced that a new person would be brought in to take over the security operations in Ferguson, the community and national observers alike breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed as if no one—or at least not anyone competent and in control—was managing the uprising over the shooting of Michael Brown. When…
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Who Was My Enslaved Ancestor’s Owner?
My third great-grandfather Cain Dick was born between 1821 and 1824 and died around 1910 in Rock Creek, Guilford County, N.C. I was trying to search for his parents and the origins of his slaveholders, only to run into a complication. I came across three male individuals who had the same surname as my third…
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2 Reporters Covering Ferguson Protests Describe Detainment
Washington Post’s Lowery Tweets He “Can’t Shake Anger” “The Huffington Post’s Ryan J. Reilly and the Washington Post’s Wesley Lowery were arrested Wednesday while covering the protests in Ferguson, Missouri surrounding the death of unarmed African American teenager Michael Brown, who was shot by a police officer last week,” the Huffington Post reported Wednesday. “The…
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Why Diapers Matter When It Comes to Personal Responsibility and Poverty
The term “personal responsibility” has long served as one of the favorite rallying cries of conservatives. Want to rile up an audience? Shout about how lack of personal responsibility among the poor is hurting hardworking, taxpaying “real” Americans. As a testament to the outsized role “personal responsibility” has long played in debates about poverty, it…
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Could More Newsroom Diversity Help Coverage of the Michael Brown Killing?
St. Louis Teen’s Killing Raises Newsroom Diversity Issue Editor Says Inclusion Could Increase Community Contacts The fatal police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old black man in a St. Louis suburb, followed by looting and burning by angry protesters, led to a national social media campaign protesting the media images of black men, a quickly published…
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Black Female Candidates Face Different Challenges—Some of Them From Black Voters
Black women are often the backbone of political campaigns—making calls, managing offices and registering voters. And we show up at the polls. In the last two presidential elections, the turnout percentage of African-American women was greater than all other demographic groups. In Virginia, for instance, Gov. Terry McAuliffe owes black women, in particular, for his…
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Where Is Missing DC-Area 8-Year-Old Relisha Rudd?
Nearly six months after 8-year-old Relisha Rudd disappeared from a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C., her whereabouts are still unknown, and the police investigation appears to have stalled, the Washington Post reports. The prospect of finding her alive is poor, police have said, especially after a man in whose company she was last seen was…
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Journalists Attend the White House US-Africa Leaders Summit Dinner as Guests
8 From Fourth Estate Join 400 Honoring African Leaders Members of the media are accustomed to being on the outside looking in when the White House hosts social events, but at least eight were invited guests when the president entertained African heads of state Tuesday night. “I’m way more used to being with the [White…
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30 Viral Voices Under 30
We’ve selected 30 of the world’s most influential and youngest viral voices—from journalists, bloggers and Vine makers to YouTube superstars, social activists and budding brand owners. Meet the minds who are defining a social generation. If you don’t already know who they are, you’re missing out. WRITERS These millennials are penning must-read pieces spreading through…