Articles Feature9/11 Was a Test for Black JournalistsrichardSeptember 11, 2021September 14, 2021 by richardSeptember 11, 2021September 14, 202103368 Sept. 11, 2001, was a day in which Black journalists were tested as never before....
Articles FeatureNation of Islam Joins Anti-VaxxersrichardSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by richardSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 202104950 The Nation of Islam and its newspaper, the Final Call, are promoting the Ivermectin medication intended for livestock as a remedy for COVID-19, spurning the...
Articles FeatureU.S. Marshals Nab Live-Shot Intruder in OhiorichardSeptember 3, 2021September 5, 2021 by richardSeptember 3, 2021September 5, 202102946 Benjamin Dagley was wanted for assault, disturbing the peace, violating curfew and a probation violation...
Articles FeatureLive-Shot Intruder Identified, Warrant IssuedrichardSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 2021 by richardSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 202103023 With the public's help, Mississippi authorities have identified the man accused of accosting NBC News reporter Shaquille Brewster....
Articles FeatureA Near-Attack During Live Hurricane CoveragerichardAugust 30, 2021August 31, 2021 by richardAugust 30, 2021August 31, 202103031 NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster had to toss back to Craig Melvin when a seemingly angry person accosted him in the field while he reported on...
Articles FeatureFeatured Are Newsrooms Kinder, Gentler?richardAugust 30, 2021September 27, 2021 by richardAugust 30, 2021September 27, 202103671 Asian American journalism leaders say diversity and changing times are making newsrooms kinder, gentler....
Feature ArticlesFeatured Credibility, Race Helped Holt Win ExclusiverichardAugust 28, 2021August 30, 2021 by richardAugust 28, 2021August 30, 202103776 Lester Holt's race and his "impeccable credibility" helped him secure his exclusive interview with Capitol Hill Police Lt. Michael Byrd....
Articles FeatureRana Cash Named Charlotte Observer EditorrichardAugust 25, 2021August 26, 2021 by richardAugust 25, 2021August 26, 202103910 Mira Lowe named dean at FAMU....
Articles Feature Journal-isms RoundtableFeatured ‘The Man’ Went to AfghanistanrichardAugust 24, 2021October 23, 2021 by richardAugust 24, 2021October 23, 202103950 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, 202103594 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, 202105456 Arnold Garcia Jr. was "an old-school newspaper man and a trailblazer for Hispanic journalists."...
Articles FeatureMiami Herald ‘Anti-Black’ Columnist OutrichardAugust 12, 2021August 13, 2021 by richardAugust 12, 2021August 13, 202103869 Armando Salguero, a Cuban-American sports columnist whose right-of-center opinions have been perceived as anti-Black, is leaving the Miami Herald ....