Articles FeatureFeatured Journalist Quits Over Kenosha HeadlinerichardSeptember 1, 2020September 5, 2020 by richardSeptember 1, 2020September 5, 202006381 A journalist resigned from The Kenosha News after objecting to the headline of an article about a rally supporting Jacob Blake, shot seven times by...
Articles Feature‘Black Panther’ to Air Sunday NightrichardAugust 30, 2020August 31, 2020 by richardAugust 30, 2020August 31, 202002934 "Black Panther" airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT in a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died on Friday....
Journal-isms Roundtable Articles FeatureFeatured The ‘Secret’ Lives of Barbers, BeauticiansrichardAugust 30, 2020September 1, 2020 by richardAugust 30, 2020September 1, 202005628 Enough already! on seeking out a Black barbershop to gauge political opinions....
Articles FeatureFeatured Gannett Gets Bolder on DiversityrichardAugust 25, 2020August 30, 2020 by richardAugust 25, 2020August 30, 202009206 Gannett wants its workforce as diverse as the country by 2025....
Articles FeatureFeatured NABJ, NAHJ: ‘Virtual’ Is Here to StayrichardAugust 22, 2020September 1, 2024 by richardAugust 22, 2020September 1, 202405884 Aspects of the first virtual NABJ-NAHJ convention are here to stay, pandemic or not....
Feature ArticlesFeatured ‘Racist Lies’ About KamalarichardAugust 19, 2020August 23, 2020 by richardAugust 19, 2020August 23, 202007452 At least two journalists of color have called out their news organizations over their reporting on Kamala Harris . . ....
Articles FeatureFeatured Essence Owner Cleared in Outside ReviewrichardAugust 17, 2020August 7, 2023 by richardAugust 17, 2020August 7, 202305746 Essence magazine owner Richelieu Dennis did not commit the sexual harassment he is accused of, an indendent review says....
Feature ArticlesFeatured NAHJ Urges End to ‘Minorities’ LabelrichardAugust 15, 2020August 23, 2020 by richardAugust 15, 2020August 23, 2020011004 The National Association of Hispanic Journalists asks newsrooms to stop labeling people of color as ‘minorities'...
Feature ArticlesBiden Champions Black, Latino JournalistsrichardAugust 6, 2020August 7, 2020 by richardAugust 6, 2020August 7, 202003317 Joe Biden told Black and Latino journalists Thursday that the work they do in "strengthening diversity in our press" is needed more than ever,...
Feature ArticlesBiden Talks to NABJ and NAHJrichardAugust 5, 2020August 6, 2020 by richardAugust 5, 2020August 6, 202005348 Joe Biden was interviewed Tuesday for an appearance at the "virtual" joint NABJ-NAHJ convention,...
Articles FeatureFox Viewers Tuned Out Lewis FuneralrichardAugust 4, 2020August 6, 2020 by richardAugust 4, 2020August 6, 202003451 Ratings for the John Lewis service took a steep dive on Fox News, only to return once the event was over....
Articles FeatureFeatured ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ Jobs: Throwbacks or Progress?richardJuly 31, 2020August 4, 2020 by richardJuly 31, 2020August 4, 202007108 The recent spate of high-ranking "diversity and inclusion" appointments has struck some as ghettoizing, while others are overjoyed....