Articles Feature Journal-isms RoundtableFeatured ‘The Man’ Went to AfghanistanrichardAugust 24, 2021October 23, 2021 by richardAugust 24, 2021October 23, 202103998 What we heard from African American observers on Afghanistan wasn't what the mainstream media had been reporting for the last 20 years....
Articles FeatureJournalists Say They Foresaw Tragic OutcomerichardAugust 19, 2021August 20, 2021 by richardAugust 19, 2021August 20, 202103617 Four journalists of color who have covered Afghanistan offered their thoughts on the chaotic U.S. pullout....
Articles FeatureFeatured Arnold Garcia Lived His Diversity PrinciplesrichardAugust 13, 2021August 19, 2021 by richardAugust 13, 2021August 19, 202105523 Arnold Garcia Jr. was "an old-school newspaper man and a trailblazer for Hispanic journalists."...
Feature ArticlesMiami Herald ‘Anti-Black’ Columnist OutrichardAugust 12, 2021August 13, 2021 by richardAugust 12, 2021August 13, 202103919 Armando Salguero, a Cuban-American sports columnist whose right-of-center opinions have been perceived as anti-Black, is leaving the Miami Herald ....
Articles FeatureWorldwide, Do Media Have a Racism Problem?richardAugust 10, 2021August 11, 2021 by richardAugust 10, 2021August 11, 202103194 A U.N. vote provides an opportunity for media around the world to examine their roles in propagating racism....
Articles Feature Journal-isms RoundtableFeatured Straight Talk on TV HairrichardAugust 8, 2021August 10, 2021 by richardAugust 8, 2021August 10, 202104381 The way Black women wear their hair in television news led to the most animated conversation of the evening....
Feature ArticlesFeatured Sewell Chan to Edit Texas TribunerichardAugust 5, 2021August 14, 2021 by richardAugust 5, 2021August 14, 202104570 Sewell Chan, the Los Angeles Times’ editorial pages editor who has become a hot ticket in journalism circles, will be the new editor in chief...
Articles FeatureFeatured They Can’t Be Seen as the ‘Angry Black Woman’richardAugust 5, 2021August 5, 2021 by richardAugust 5, 2021August 5, 202105211 "Suppressing Self: Hair, Body Parts and Tongue."...
Articles FeatureFeatured AP Names First CEO of ColorrichardAugust 3, 2021August 5, 2021 by richardAugust 3, 2021August 5, 202105517 The AP names Daisy Veerasingham as president and CEO, first person of color and first woman in the job....
Articles FeatureIn Ukraine, Black Anchor Told She’s ‘Ratings Risk’richardAugust 1, 2021August 2, 2021 by richardAugust 1, 2021August 2, 202103618 A Black anchor says her former boss told her that an appearance on a popular morning show would hurt ratings....
Articles FeatureHow Much Did TV Raise Pressure on Biles?richardJuly 30, 2021July 31, 2021 by richardJuly 30, 2021July 31, 202102979 It's is a bit rich for NBC to report on the psychological pressures" faced by champion gymnast Simone Biles, a critic says....
Articles FeatureRacism of Jan. 6 Presented for All to HearrichardJuly 27, 2021July 30, 2021 by richardJuly 27, 2021July 30, 202102720 The racial invective hurled at Black Capitol police should surely disabuse deniers of the notion that racism was not part of the equation for the...