Vandross Funeral Full of ‘Jet’ Moments
Black Media, Small and Large, at ‘Homegoing’ Wearing the saffron yellow that her friend liked, Patti Labelle paid tribute to Luther Vandross. (Credit: YouTube) Black...
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Lynching Vote on Trial
Black Columnists Rip Senators Who Opted Out The Senate’s apology for its inaction on lynchings and the trial in Mississippi in the 1964 deaths of...
New York Times Co. Starting “Black” Paper
Original posting: June 22, 2005 Action Mirrors Spinoffs That Target Hispanics The New York Times Co. is starting a “black” newspaper in Gainesville, Fla., mirroring...
Carl Morris of NABJ, NAMME Dies at 73
Journalist Published “Morris Memo” Newsletter Carl Morris, who helped build the National Association of Black Journalists as an early, longtime executive director, a founder of...
‘African American’ Plus 20
Two Decades Ago, Educators Advocated Using Name The term “African American” has become such a part of the landscape that it’s difficult to recall that...
Author, Sportswriter Ralph Wiley Dies
Originally published June 2004 “Arguably, the Best Sports Commentary on the Web” Ralph Wiley, author, columnist and former senior writer for Sports Illustrated, died Sunday...
A Slight Course Correction
Originally published June 9, 2004 Darts Pierce Reagan Puff Pieces Four days after Ronald Reagan died, the news media have begun to temper the orgy...
A Multicultural World War II
With D-Day Anniversary, a Chance to Tell Full Story “The role of blacks on D-Day isn’t well-known,” Lance Gay writes for Scripps Howard News Service....
Karla Harshaw Becomes ASNE President
Karla Harshaw Becomes ASNE President Karla Garrett Harshaw, editor of Ohio’s Springfield News-Sun and senior editor for Cox Community Newspapers, has become the first woman...
TV One Launches, With Adding Markets a Challenge
Published Jan. 18, 2004 TV One Launches, With Adding Markets a Challenge TV One, the Comcast-Radio One cable venture targeting African Americans, went live as...
Black TV Viewing Up; So Is Prime-Time Diversity
Black TV Viewing Up; So Is Prime-Time Diversity Blacks continue to watch more TV than any other demographic group, an average of 76.8 hours a...