Tag: Black news
What Happened to Journalism’s Racial Reckoning?
by Anissa Durham, Word in Black
Black journalists are constantly afraid of retaliation.
After George Floyd was murdered, newsrooms pledged to hire more Black staff, address racism...
All Female Officials in Women’s Final Four for 1st Time Ever
By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer
DALLAS (AP) — The NCAA has an entirely female crew working the national semifinals and championship game at the...
Food Insecurity, Hunger Expected to Soar After Cuts to Extra SNAP Benefits
By Barrington M. Salmon, NNPA Newswire
Food security advocates, policymakers, and others had been warning of the dire consequences to those most in need if...
Re-Fueling Jet Magazine Where Everyone Can Be ‘Beauty of the Week’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Remember “Beauty of the Week,” Jet magazine’s famous page 43, which featured Black women college students,...
London Police Chief ‘Humbled’ by Withering Report on Force
By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — London’s police force has lost the confidence of the people it serves because it is riven with...