Last year’s award went to Mia Moody of Baylor University. (Credit: Facebook)
Your Barry Bingham Sr. Award Choice Is Due by Oct. 30
Beginning in 1990, the Association of Opinion Journalists, formerly the National Conference of Editorial Writers, annually granted a Barry Bingham Sr. Fellowship — actually an award — “in recognition of an educator’s outstanding efforts to encourage minority students in the field of journalism.”
AOJ merged in 2016 into the American Society of News Editors, which continued the tradition until its successor organization, the News Leaders Association, dissolved in 2024.
Now the award is under Journal-isms’ stewardship, and last year we presented the honor to Mia Moody, Ph.D., two-term chair of the Department of Journalism, Public Relations & New Media at Baylor University and a fearless diversity advocate. She was also the incoming president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, at a time when the headwinds against diversity, equity and inclusion by the Trump administration and some local and state governments were fierce.
In fact, the University of North Texas denied 11 professors funding for memberships to professional organizations it says violate the state’s DEI ban — a move some faculty members describe as unjustified and warn could undercut their career development, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Now it’s your chance to nominate someone whose convictions remain unshaken, even if going about the diversity work quietly. The deadline is Oct. 30.
In addition to Dr. Moody, past winners include James Hawkins, Florida A&M University (1990); Larry Kaggwa, Howard University (1992); Ben Holman, University of Maryland (1996); Linda Jones, Roosevelt University, Chicago (1998); Ramon Chavez, University of Colorado, Boulder (1999); Erna Smith, San Francisco State (2000); Joseph Selden, Penn State University (2001); Cheryl Smith, Paul Quinn College (2002); Rose Richard, Marquette University (2003).
Also, Leara D. Rhodes, University of Georgia (2004); Denny McAuliffe, University of Montana (2005); Pearl Stewart, Black College Wire (2006); Valerie White, Florida A&M University (2007); Phillip Dixon, Howard University (2008); Bruce DePyssler, North Carolina Central University (2009); Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia University (2010); Yvonne Latty, New York University (2011); Michelle Johnson, Boston University (2012); Vanessa Shelton, University of Iowa (2013); William Drummond, University of California at Berkeley (2014);
Julian Rodriguez of the University of Texas at Arlington (2015); David G. Armstrong, Georgia State University (2016); Gerald Jordan, University of Arkansas (2017), Bill Celis, University of Southern California (2018); Laura Castañeda, University of Southern California (2019); Mei-Ling Hopgood, Northwestern University (2020); Wayne Dawkins, Morgan State University (2021); Marquita Smith of the University of Mississippi (2022), and Rachel Swarns, New York University (2023).
Nominations may be emailed to Richard Prince at richardprince (at) hotmail.com. Again, the deadline is Oct. 30. Please include the reasons why you think your nominee deserves the award, and share this notice with colleagues, especially those willing to second your nomination. Please use the Hotmail address only for Bingham award matters.
More Notices
Black Journo’s Historic Press-Freedom Case: Book Galleys Available
From New York: Media Watch for Sept. 14
Through Oct. 7: Latin American Film Festival in Silver Spring, Md.
Sept. 29: When Sources Don’t Tell the Truth
Sept. 30: The Community Impact of Data Centers
Sept. 30: Jim Crow Museum Opens in Big Rapids, Mich
Sept. 30: Webinar: Covering Voting Access in Indian Country
Oct. 1: Online Journalism Awards
Oct. 1: You’re Invited to a Live Podcast Taping in N.Y.
Oct. 2: Shirley Carswell Leaving Dow Jones News Fund
Oct. 2-4: JAWS’ Conference and Mentoring Program (CAMP)
Oct. 2: Panafest in Wheaton, Md.
Oct. 3: Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington, Va.
Oct. 4-10: Banned Books Week; Webinar Oct. 6
Oct. 4: ‘The Mic is Yours for 250 Years of Democracy’
Oct. 5: Webinar on Threat Posed by Paramount-WB Merger
Oct. 6: April Ryan at MLK Library in D.C.
Oct. 6: Democracy Summit at Howard University
Oct. 7: ‘From Selma to Saigon to Bloods’ Book Launch
Oct. 7: Webinar on Reporting on Data Centers
Oct. 7, 13, 21: Marvin Kalb, AI and Cybersecurity, Arts Diplomacy
Oct. 8-22: Reading is Resistance: Banned Book Week Series
Oct. 10: On Mary McLeod Bethune, Fairfax County, Va., Library
Oct. 12: RTDNA’s Edward R. Murrow Awards in New York
Oct. 12: WPFW’s Jazz and Justice Festival in D.C.
Oct. 13: Appliation Deadline for $$$ to Tell Under-told Stories
Oct. 14: State of Black Business – Virtual Event
Oct. 15-18: Black Panther Party 60th Anniversary in Oakland
Oct. 16–24: In New Orleans, Diverse Historical Drama
Oct. 17-18: Louisiana Creole Research Association
Oct. 18: Family Fun Day in D.C., via WPFW
Oct. 24: South Asian Journalists Association Awards Reception
Oct. 22-24: Maynard Institute Training for Editors, Managers
Oct. 24: High Tea, Honoring Black Women at National Press Club
Nov. 6-7: Arab America Foundation Empowerment Summit in Va.
Nov. 15: Deadline for Students Overseas to Apply for Grants
On Black Marylanders: Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Baltimore
JOBS
From these journalist organizations . . .
Rebecca Aguilar’s Journalism Job Openings: ‘The September List’
From South Asian Journalists Association
From the Uproot Project
From NBC
From Street Sense Media, Washington, D.C.
From David Careers, Koch Davis, LinkedIn
From the University of Maryland, College Park
From Naitonal Society of Newspaper Columnists
Earl Caldwell, veteran journalist whose dilemma over a government demand to reveal his sources in the Black Panther organization prompted the 1970 founding of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, with Jack White, retired Time magazine columnist, Lee Levine, First Amendment lawyer, and Richard Prince, Journal-isms Roundtable moderator. (Credit: YouTube)
Black Journo’s Historic Press-Freedom Case: Galleys Available
In October 2023, Journal-isms reported that “The infamous Cointelpro program, the covert surveillance operation by government intelligence agencies that overrode citizens’ rights in pursuit of information, targeted a Black journalist in order to keep the news media from reporting fairly about the Black Panther Party, according to a First Amendment lawyer writing a book about Earl Caldwell, the targeted Black journalist.
“Caldwell was a New York Times reporter in 1970 when he was ordered to reveal his sources in the Black Panther organization to a federal grand jury, threatening his independence as a newsgatherer.”
Now that First Amendment lawyer, Lee Levine, has competed his book. Its publisher is offering “Journal-isms” readers and participants in the Journal-isms Roundtable a digital advanced review copy of “In Bad Faith: Earl Caldwell and the Fight for a Free Press,” to be published Nov. 15, and is entertaining requests for interviews.
In Bad Faith is the historical thriller where a subpoena, a newsroom, and a movement collide.
For digital advanced review copy (not reflective of the final copy) please reach out to cup_publicity (at) cornell.edu
Any interest in a physical advanced review copy?
Or perhaps a final edition as published? (Available mid- October).
- In 1970, New York Times national correspondent Earl Caldwell — one of the first Black reporters hired to cover America’s civil-rights flashpoints — was ordered to reveal what he had learned about the Black Panther Party behind the sealed doors of a federal grand jury. Convinced that testifying would destroy the trust he’d built and silence a vital source of truth, Caldwell refused — setting off a showdown that raced from Bay Area streets to the steps of the Supreme Court.
- Lee Levine tells this story as it unfolded: a Black journalist with rare access; a mostly white press struggling to cover Black communities; and a government — under J. Edgar Hoover and Richard Nixon —running COINTELPRO, a sweeping campaign to infiltrate, discredit, and break the Panthers while pressuring reporters who covered them. When United States v. Caldwell reached Washington, DC, the Justices issued a 5–4 ruling against the reporter and the First Amendment cause he championed — a landmark decision that still imperils press freedom today.
- Drawing on one-on-one interviews and once-secret FBI, Justice Department, and White House records, In Bad Faith reveals how legal tactics, surveillance, and media manipulation converged on a single reporter to test the nation’s promises of equal justice and a free press. Levine’s dynamic narrative showcases the dramatic events of the era and highlights the clash of race and power, and how that impacts who gets to tell America’s story. A seminal landmark release on a major First Amendment case, singular & the first of its kind.
- Lee Levine has practiced, taught, and written about First Amendment law for fifty years. He has argued on behalf of the press in courts nationwide, including the US Supreme Court. He taught at Georgetown University’s law school, has written three books, and regularly publishes in popular and academic journals.
Feel free to share with any colleagues that may be interested. Don’t hesitate if any questions or requests arise.
***Open to all coverage opps including reviews, features, interviews, op-eds, excerpts, mentions, listings, inclusions, shoutouts, etc***
Thanks kindly for your time.
Cornell University Press
cup_publicity@cornell.edu
Also, from video from Marc Lacey, New York Times managing editor, on the Times’ 175th anniversary: “I wrote a piece for the 175th about Earl Caldwell, and the fact that he was the only reporter at the Lorraine Motel when Martin Luther King was assassinated. Earl Caldwell, a Times journalist, was down here in Room 215. He saw him there on the balcony with his own eyes.”
- Journal-isms: An ‘Inspired’ Caldwell Leaves Hampton U., Has Plans (May 13, 2022)
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More Notices
From New York: Media Watch for Sept. 28
Through Oct. 7: Latin American Film Festival in Silver Spring, Md.
Sept. 29: When Sources Don’t Tell the Truth
Sept. 30: The Community Impact of Data Centers
Sept. 30: Jim Crow Museum Opens in Big Rapids, Mich
Sept. 30: Webinar: Covering Voting Access in Indian Country
Oct. 1: Online Journalism Awards
Oct. 1: You’re Invited to a Live Podcast Taping in N.Y.
Oct. 2: Shirley Carswell Leaving Dow Jones News Fund
Oct. 2-4: JAWS’ Conference and Mentoring Program (CAMP)
Oct. 2: Panafest in Wheaton, Md.
Oct. 3: Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington, Va.
Oct. 4-10: Banned Books Week; Webinar Oct. 6
Oct. 4: ‘The Mic is Yours for 250 Years of Democracy’
Oct. 5: Webinar on Threat Posed by Paramount-WB Merger
Oct. 6: April Ryan at MLK Library in D.C.
Oct. 7: ‘From Selma to Saigon to Bloods’ Book Launch
Oct. 7: Webinar on Reporting on Data Centers
Oct. 7, 13, 21: Marvin Kalb, AI and Cybersecurity, Arts Diplomacy
Oct. 14: BlackDoctor Film Festival in D.C.
Oct. 16–24: In New Orleans, Diverse Historical Drama
Oct. 17-18: Louisiana Creole Research Association
Oct. 24: South Asian Journalists Association Awards Reception
Oct. 22-24: Maynard Institute Training for Editors, Managers
Oct. 24: High Tea, Honoring Black Women at National Press Club
Oct. 28: Higher Ed in Crisis: Analyzing the Shifting DEI Debate
On Black Marylanders: Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Baltimore
JOBS
From these journalist organizations . . .
Rebecca Aguilar’s Journalism Job Openings: ‘The September List’
From South Asian Journalists Association
From the Uproot Project
From NBC
From David Careers, Koch Davis, LinkedIn
From the University of Maryland – College Park
From National Society of Newspaper Columnists
From New York: Media Watch for Sept. 28
With Alan Singer, Ph.D., Raymond Peterson, Robert Anthony and Eric V Tait Jr:
A look at the flawed Agreement greenlighting the Ellisons’ Warner Bros-Discovery takeover: a Toothless Board of Overseers to “safeguard” CNN and CBS News independence, which doesn’t take effect for 6-months, has no enforcement power, and can be disbanded at will/whenever?? Seems like a major “cave” by those state Attorneys General.
ICE still running amok with another injured shooting-victim in Texas (shot in the back through his car window then yanked from hospital-care for incarceration in a detention center with the bullet still lodged near his spine). tRUMP bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from WHOUSE Press Coverage: they SUE, and major TV networks in WHouse Pool Coverage (including FOX) all now boycotting his events. No coverage by them.
The annual September UN gathering of World Leaders: tRUMP’s Warmongering speech flouting the UN’s founding principles; Netanyahu’s stupid lies about Mayor Mamdani fomenting anti-Jewish Rallies in New York City.
Through Oct. 7: Latin American Film Festival, Silver Spring, Md.
From National Hispanic Media Coalition:
The 37th AFI Latin American Film Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland is here from September 16th – October 7th.
This is one of North America’s largest and longest-running showcases of Latin American cinema. The festival is one of Washington DC’s top cultural events. There will be films, in-person conversations with filmmaker guests and parties hosted by embassies who sponsored films.
You can find more details on the program schedule.
All screenings take place at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, located at 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, Maryland.
Tickets are on sale now! Visit their website for the different ticket tiers and prices.
Sept. 29: When Sources Don’t Tell the Truth
Join us for a timely 45-minute webinar featuring New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker exploring how journalists can report ethically and effectively on false statements by politicians or other sources.
Baker will be interviewed live by Stephen J. Adler, the director of NYU’s Ethics and Journalism Initiative and former Reuters editor-in-chief. As with all Ethics and Journalism events, you can join this event free of charge, and questions on the topic can be submitted in writing before or during the conversation.
Sept. 30: The Community Impact of Data Centers
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Ferris State University says its Jim Crow Museum “is is the nation’s largest publicly accessible collection of artifacts of intolerance. The Museum contextualizes the dreadful impact of Jim Crow laws and customs. The Museum uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote a more just society.”
Sept. 30: Jim Crow Museum Opens in Big Rapids, Mich.
On September 30, the day will include a special program beginning at 1 p.m. in Williams Auditorium, located at 630 S. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids, Michigan. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will follow, along with a self-guided museum experience supported by museum staff. . . .
Sept. 30: Webinar: Covering Voting Access in Indian Country
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Oct. 1: Online Journalism Awards
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Oct. 3: Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington, Va.
From Arlington Public Library: Memorializing Nann and Bess at Central Library
The Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington invite you to the unveiling of two “Stumbling Stones.” These bronze markers commemorate the lives of the enslaved people who helped build our county (and our country). The markers are placed in the sidewalk at the last known location where these enslaved people lived. Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington’s research has revealed over 2,000 enslaved people and identified 1,050 by name.
Please join us for the Dedication Ceremony honoring two once enslaved individuals: Bess (Born ca. 1735) and Nan (Born ca. 1747). Both Nann and Bess were enslaved by the Triplett family, who leased the land (where Central Library now sits) in the 18th century.
Speakers include Tim Aiken, Memorializing the Enslaved Arlington, Holly Karapetkova, Arlington Poet Laureate, and Scott Taylor, Black Heritage Museum of Arlington.
The dedication ceremony will take place outdoors at the intersection of N. Quincy Street and 10th Street N. In the event of rain, the program will move to the Central Library Auditorium.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. By registering, you will receive event updates and receive weather-related cancellation notifications.
Oct. 4: ‘The Mic is Yours for 250 Years of Democracy’
From D.C. Public Library: Join us for an afternoon that brings together three powerful experiences: Music in Common’s Black Legacy Project, featuring songs, stories, and multimedia performances that trace Black history; a spoken-word showcase hosted by Nina Ligon; and a bold, interactive social justice improv performance from the CFA Repertory Theatre’s “Say It Loud”.
On Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library we mark 250 years of American democracy — and the unfinished work to make it real for all — in an event that draws a direct line from the Civil Rights Movement to today, using music as a force to bring people together and inspire change. This mic belongs to the people, and that means you! Come as you are, bring your voice, and help us celebrate 250 years of democracy and the unfinished work of making it real for all.
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From American Society of Journalists and Authors:
From 2001 to 2020, the average number of books banned from U.S. school libraries in a year was 38. By 2025, that number had escalated to 5,245, according to the American Library Association (ALA). Public libraries saw a similar jump. The average number of books banned by public libraries increased from three a year in 2001 to 2020, to 92 in 2025.
Given the gravity of the crisis, ASJA is observing Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, 2026, by hosting a free webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The webinar will feature a panel of authors and publishing industry experts who will discuss the emerging backlash against government censorship and share insights on how to report on book challenges beyond the culture-war headlines.
The webinar takes place at 4 p.m. Eastern time. In recognition of the seriousness of the topic and as a public service, ASJA is making registration free for all, including members and nonmembers. Find out more and register here.
Oct. 5: Webinar on Threat Posed by Paramount-WB Merger
From Freedom of the Press Foundation: A paper tiger for the press: Why ‘independent’ editorial boards can’t protect journalism
Date & Time
Oct 5, 2026 01:00 PM in <
Description
Join us Monday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. ET for “A paper tiger for the press: Why ‘independent’ editorial boards can’t protect journalism,” a discussion on the shortcomings of efforts to insulate journalists at CBS and CNN from inappropriate outside influence following the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger fall short, and what we can learn from similar attempts in the past.
In this live webinar hosted by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), we’ll hear from journalists who’ve worked at major news outlets across the country about their experiences navigating threats to editorial independence, what works to protect it, and what doesn’t. We’ll be joined by:
- Mariel Garza, co-founder and executive editor at Golden State and former editorials editor at the LA Times
- Bill Grueskin, professor of professional practice at Columbia University School of Journalism and former deputy managing editor at The Wall Street Journal
- Margaret Sullivan, Guardian columnist and former public editor of The New York Times and media columnist for The Washington Post
- Dick Tofel, principal of Gallatin Advisory and former president of ProPublica
- Moderated by Seth Stern, chief of advocacy at FPF This isn’t the first time journalistic independence has been threatened by powerful interests. Join us to learn more about what it will take to protect press freedom in the U.S. today, and consider supporting our work by making a donation. (http://freedom.press/donate)
Oct. 6: April Ryan at MLK Library in D.C.
Feom D.C. Public Library: We are excited to host award-winning author, trailblazer and former White House Correspondent April Ryan, as we celebrate her latest book, Notes on a Blacklash in partnership with MahoganyBooks.
Joining April in conversation will be CNN Anchor & Senior National Correspondent Sara Sidner.
In this amazing follow up to her previous book, Black Women Will Save The World, Notes on a Blacklash is a gripping, soul-baring, and deeply personal examination of online misogynoir—specific and relentless online bullying attacks based solely on race and gender, AND the resilence and courage in the fight to reclaim your story when millions are watching. . . .
Oct. 6: Democracy Summit at Howard University
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Oct. 7: ‘From Selma to Saigon to Bloods’ Book Launch
6:30pm EDT NYU Washington, DC 1307 L Street NW Washington, DC 20005
Join the NYU John Brademas Center for a conversation with award-winning biographer Ray E. Boomhower on his new book, Wallace Terry: A Reporter’s Journey from Selma to Saigon to Bloods. The discussion will explore the remarkable life and legacy of Wallace Terry, one of the first Black national correspondents in mainstream American media, whose reporting shaped public understanding of both the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. . . . . Register here
Oct. 7: Webinar on Reporting on Data Centers
From :
Friends,
We know that many of you are working on stories about data centers – and we’re getting many grant proposals from reporters who want to dig deeper into this.
So we’re holding a live webinar next Wednesday, October 7, at noon Eastern, with two of our grantees who have covered data centers extensively in recent months and will share their tips, tools and resources.
Click here to register for this free webinar.
The one-hour session will include how to investigate the tactics that corporations are using to build data centers quickly, how to cover community response to planned data centers and how to investigate the potential impact of data centers.
Speakers include:
- Lauren Ober, whose reporting for Reveal (with support from the Fund) examined local response to plans for a huge data center in Northern Virginia
- Edward Donnelly, who (with support from the Fund) has uncovered corporations’ covert lobbying efforts to change regulations so they can build data centers in Georgia and Pennsylvania
The session will be moderated by veteran investigative journalist Ellen Weiss, who serves as president of the Fund’s board of directors. Everyone who registers for the webinar will receive a tip sheet on covering data centers and a link to the recording of the full session.
Oct. 7, 13, 21: Marvin Kalb, AI and Cybersecurity, Arts Diplomacy
From Adam Powell:
You and all of our Journal-isms friends are invited to join us at next month’s USC Annenberg Washington programs:
RSVP: https://annenberg.usc.edu/
- If you missed last month’s AI forum on AI and disruption, the video is now available on demand at https://youtu.be/ZTigWusVi7A
Oct. 8-22: Reading is Resistance: Banned Book Week Series
In D.C., from Unerased | Black Women Speak:
A public engagement initiative committed to shaping narrative and creating content that amplifies Black women’s voices . . .
More: https://unerasedbws.com/ Video: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCh8d_77lc-ihj-hJXjW_lzA?ra=m
Oct. 10: On Mary McLeod Bethune, Fairfax County, Va., Library
Mary McLeod Bethune: A Life and Legacy
Join us for an inspiring presentation on the life and legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, led by National Park Ranger Ife Calhoun. Dr. Bethune, a daughter of former enslaved parents in Mayesville, South Carolina, rose to prominence as a pioneering educator, as well as a civil and women’s rights activist. She founded the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) in 1935, creating the most influential national coalition of African American women’s organizations of its time.Registration encouraged. Walk-ins welcome.Photo credit goes to NPS / National Archives for Black Women’s History.
- Date:
- Saturday, October 10, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- Location:
- John Marshall Meeting Room 1, John Marshall Meeting Room 2
- Library Branch:
- John Marshall Library
- Categories:
- America 250 History & Culture
- Audience:
- Adults
Registration is required. There are 15 seats available.FCPL Event Guidelines
Oct. 12: RTDNA’s Edward R. Murrow Awards in New York
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Oct. 12: WPFW’s Jazz and Justice Festival in D.C.Monday, October 12 — Indigenous Peoples’ Day — noon to 6 PM Brandon Woody, MuMu Fresh, Edwin Ortiz and La Mafia Del Guaguanco, Proverbs Reggae Band, and Be’la Dona with go-go — plus your WPFW programmers, out from behind the glass. We can’t wait to see you. Can’t make it? We’re broadcasting the whole festival live on 89.3. Check the festival page the morning of for weather updates. | |
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Oct. 13: Application Deadline — $$$ to Tell Under-told Stories
From the Neal Peirce Foundation: We are now accepting applications for our next grant cycle. Proposals are due October 13, 2026.
Our travel grants of up to $1,500 enable journalists to travel to cities within the U.S. to produce one or more stories for publication. The awards, selected through a competitive review process, cover travel expenses necessary for on-the-ground reporting.
An ideal project for us to support is one where a journalist aims to inform a critical local debate in their home market by reporting on how a promising approach in another city is working. Here are two examples of stories we have supported that demonstrate this approach. Please read them and consider how your proposal can help cities learn from each other.
We invite full-time freelancers as well as journalists currently employed by a news organization to apply.
Oct. 14: BlackDoctor Film Festival in D.C.
The BlackDoctor’s first-ever Film Festival is a one-day festival in Washington, DC that uses film to spotlight health, wellness and the lived experiences of Black communities. The day brings together screenings, audience talkbacks and panels with physicians, researchers, advocates and filmmakers on some of the biggest health issues facing Black Americans right now, from stroke recovery and Alzheimer’s care to antimicrobial resistance and maternal health.
The details:
Date: Wednesday, October 14
Location: True Reformer Building, 1200 U Street NW, Washington, DC
Festival hours: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM (screenings and panels during the day, followed by an awards ceremony and networking reception from 6:00 – 8:00 PM)
Panels:
Doctors for 340B Reform (10:30 AM): Moderated by Sharon Allison, MD (Carlden, Inc.), with Kim Czubaruk, JD (CancerCare), Lydia A. Isaac, PhD (National Urban League) and Yolanda Lawson, MD, FACOG (National Medical Association / HCSC)
Race Against Resistance: Antimicrobial Resistance (11:20 AM): Moderated by Ashanti Carter, EdD, MPH (BlackDoctor), with Jay Edward Purdy, MD, PhD (Pfizer), Dial Hewlett Jr., MD (Westchester County Department of Health) and Duclas Charles, PharmD (Black Health Connect)
Stroke in Black America (12:15 PM): Moderated by Jordan Elizabeth (Stroke Onward), with Reggie Hubbard (Active Peace LLC), Dr. Lakeisha Mixon (Young Stroke Network), Stephanie Mohl (American Stroke Association) and Dr. ShantaQuilette Carter (American Heart Association)
When Science Meets Medicare: ASAP Act Shines a Spotlight, featuring Unforgettable (1:15 PM): Moderated by Derrick Lane (BlackDoctor), with Carl V. Hill, PhD, MPH (Alzheimer’s Association), Deanna Darlington (AlzInColor) and Angela Marshall, MD (Comprehensive Women’s Health)
Born Into Inequity: A Conversation on Black Maternal Health, Advocacy and Equity (2:15 PM): A fireside chat with Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH (Truthlight Studio) and Emmai Alaquiva, director of The Ebony Canal
Oct. 14: State of Black Business – Virtual Event
Word In Black and will convene Black business owners and entrepreneurship leaders to explore the current challenges and opportunities in Black ownership.
Topics will include government contracting, business funding, financial management, business development resources, solo entrepreneurship, tech businesses, and capacity building. This event is co-sponsored with Word In Black’s publishing partner, The AFRO American Newspaper.
The State of Black Businesses Symposium
Wed., October 14, 2026
5:30-6:45 p.m. ET
Moderators:
Dr. Toni Draper, publisher of The AFRO American Newspaper
Shernay Williams, events manager at Word In Black
Panelists:
- Angel St. Jean, CEO at the Equity Brain Trust and the Black Founders Table
- Kimberly Castle Royster, chair of the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce and CFO at Kimberly Services LLC
- Omar Muhammad, director of the Entrepreneurial Development & Assistance Center at Morgan State University
- Lonna Dawson, founder of Nefer Bookcafe
Register here to watch the event live
Oct. 15-18: Black Panther Party 60th Anniversary in Oakland
Sixty years after the Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California, the two foundations carrying the legacies of the Party’s co-founders are joining forces for a landmark anniversary gathering.
The Black Panther Party 60th Anniversary conference and gala will take place from October 15-18, 2026 in and around downtown Oakland. Visit bpp60.org for details.
The Black Panther Party created over 65 community survival programs designed to meet people’s immediate needs. These efforts included the Free Breakfast for Children Program, community health clinics, education programs, food distribution, transportation assistance and other initiatives rooted in the belief that communities could organize to address their own needs while working toward broader systemic change.
The Black Panther Party 60th, a four-day conference and gala running October 15–18, 2026, in downtown Oakland, will bring together Party veterans from across the country alongside community members, scholars, activists, artists, and a new generation of leaders. The event marks six decades since Dr. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Party in Oakland in October 1966, when a local organization challenging police brutality grew into an international movement advocating for political empowerment, economic justice, education, healthcare, housing, and human rights.
At the center of the anniversary is the coming together of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation and the Bobby Seale Legacy Foundation, each carrying forward the legacy of one of the Party’s two co-founders . . . .
Oct. 16–24: In New Orleans, Diverse Historical Drama
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Family Fun Day — African National Women’s Organization
Sunday, October 18, noon to 4 PM · Anacostia Park, 1900 Anacostia Drive, Washington, DC · Free
A day of games and snacks for children and adults. Event details
More community events are added every week. See the full Social Justice Calendar
Oct. 24: South Asian Journalists Association Awards
Keynote Speaker
President and CEO, The Associated Press
SAVE THE DATE
You’re invited to SAJA’s 32nd Annual Awards Ceremony!
When: Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 6 to 9pm
Where: Maison Projects · New York City, 229 West 28th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues), 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Join us for an evening celebrating South Asian journalism and our community. Early Bird Ticketsare on sale now until Sept. 13th
Non-Members $75
SAJA Members $50
Students $25
Oct. 22-24: Maynard Institute Training for Editors, Managers
The Propel Regional Training Series for Editors and Managers is a *Tuition-FREE* professional development training series led by award-winning journalists, editors and university faculty as well as Maynard Institute staff. In partnership with the Department of Journalism at California State University Northridge and the Tom and Ethel Bradley Center and held in Burbank, California at the Los Angeles Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel. Read More.
Oct. 24: High Tea, Honoring Black Women at National Press Club
Oct. 28: Higher Ed in Crisis
Analyzing the Shifting DEI Debate
For the past several years, The Chronicle has extensively covered the rapidly changing DEI landscape across higher education. Our DEI Legislation Tracker has kept readers up-to-speed on state and federal legislative proposals affecting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on college campuses, while our Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI has documented the real life shifts in hundreds of campuses’ programs, policies, and offices across the country.
Since 2025, those changes have accelerated. Just last month, the Trump administration proposed regulations that would call institutions’ nonprofit status into question based on race-conscious policies. If passed, this would create a multitude of financial burdens in a higher-ed landscape already rife with budgetary and public pressure.
To help you keep up with these changes, and to shed light on how institutions across the country are responding, The Chronicle is hosting a premium webinar on The State of DEI on October 28. Join Chronicle reporters Jasper Smith and Daarel Burnette II to explore where DEI in higher education stands today and where it may be headed next, drawing on their extensive reporting and tracking.
The conversation will analyze:
The history of diversity efforts and its impact on minority enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.
The legality, motivations, and fallout from state and federal DEI bans and censorship laws.
Which of the hundreds of anti-DEI bills passed, how they impact college administrators, and what administrators can expect from next year’s legislative session.
How hundreds of colleges have responded to the new DEI restrictions and shifting policies.
How faculty and students at flagship, private, and minority-serving institutions are responding to the changes in the DEI policies and programs.
Register today to save your spot—you won’t want to miss it.
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Oct. 28: Higher Ed in Crisis: Analyzing the Shifting DEI Debate
For the past several years, The Chronicle has extensively covered the rapidly changing DEI landscape across higher education. Our DEI Legislation Tracker has kept readers up-to-speed on state and federal legislative proposals affecting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on college campuses, while our Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI has documented the real life shifts in hundreds of campuses’ programs, policies, and offices across the country.
Since 2025, those changes have accelerated. Just last month, the Trump administration proposed regulations that would call institutions’ nonprofit status into question based on race-conscious policies. If passed, this would create a multitude of financial burdens in a higher-ed landscape already rife with budgetary and public pressure.
To help you keep up with these changes, and to shed light on how institutions across the country are responding, The Chronicle is hosting a premium webinar on The State of DEI on October 28. Join Chronicle reporters Jasper Smith and Daarel Burnette II to explore where DEI in higher education stands today and where it may be headed next, drawing on their extensive reporting and tracking.
The conversation will analyze:
- The history of diversity efforts and its impact on minority enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.
The legality, motivations, and fallout from state and federal DEI bans and censorship laws.
- Which of the hundreds of anti-DEI bills passed, how they impact college administrators, and what administrators can expect from next year’s legislative session.
- How hundreds of colleges have responded to the new DEI restrictions and shifting policies.
- How faculty and students at flagship, private, and minority-serving institutions are responding to the changes in the DEI policies and programs.
Register today to save your spot — you won’t want to miss it.
Nov. 6-7: Arab America Foundation Empowerment Summit in Va.
The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce the program for the 2026 CONNECT Empowerment Summit, taking place November 6–7, 2026, at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles in Chantilly, Virginia!
Nov. 15: Deadline for Students Overseas to Apply for Grants
Students who are U.S. citizens studying abroad are invited to apply for Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar Awards. An applicant should be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a full time degree program at the application deadline and have demonstrated an interest in international journalism.
In a typical year, the Foundation grants 18 scholar awards for the pursuit of academic goals. Winners receive either a $3,000 scholarship for independent work or a $4,000 fellowship to be used to fund time in a bureau of a leading news organization such as the Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg. . . .
On Black Marylanders: Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Baltimore
THE LINES WE CROSS: 250 Years of Maryland Forging America
July 31, 2026 — October 31, 2027
Maryland sits directly below the Mason-Dixon Line, a border state where freedom and slavery once existed side by side. In this landscape of impossible boundaries, Black Marylanders learned to navigate through movement, making, and profound creativity. They crossed literal and symbolic lines to claim their lives, build vibrant communities, and challenge the nation to live up to its highest ideals. The Lines We Cross is a multi-floor, evocative experience at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum that traces how Black Marylanders have pushed boundaries, broken systems, and shaped the social, cultural, and political landscape of America.
A Journey Through Three Floors
TO BREAK: Abolition (Floor 1) – Step into a landscape of resistance. From the literacy of Frederick Douglass to the tactical brilliance of Harriet Tubman, discover how Maryland became a geography of escape and liberation.
TO BUILD: Artisans (Floor 2) – Celebrate the skill and innovation that built our foundations. Witness the power of the hand and the tool in shaping Maryland’s infrastructure.
TO BECOME: Artistic Expression (Floor 3) – Experience the shift from survival to imagination. Explore how lived experience was transformed into art, sound, and vision by icons like Billie Holiday and others.
Our freedom has always been unfinished work. This exhibition is more than a history lesson; it is a baton passed to the present. Join us in exploring the struggle, the creativity, and the courage of the generations that forged America.
JOBS
From these journalist organizations
Rebecca Aguilar’s Journalism Job Openings: ‘The September List’
Fom the Uproot Project (Sept. 17)
Growing new roots
Job Opportunities
- NYT, Audience Editor, Climate and Science
- Plumas Sun, Disaster recovery reporter
- Sentient, Food and Farming Storytelling Fund Program Manager
- Science News, Social Media Producer
- Floodlight, Operations and Development Coordinator
- Baltimore Public Media, Environmental Reporter
- The Houston Chronicle, Energy and Data Center Reporter
- NEWSWELL, Climate, Environment & Water Reporter
Fellowships & Grants
- The Open Notebook, Early-Career Fellowship Program (deadline October 31)
- Sentient, Food and Farming Storytelling Fund (applications not open yet)
- WCSJ2027 Travel Fellowships (deadline October 23)
- Poynter, Reporting on Brain Health & Research (deadline September 22)
- NYT, Local Investigations Fellow
- Pulitzer Center, Our Work/Environment Reporting Grants
Other opportunities & resources
- UNESCO, Reporting the environment: a practical manual for journalists
- Field Sources, An Environmental Source Desk
- Earth Journalism Network Opportunities
- NPR, Next Gen Journalism LLC
- Calendar for paid internships & fellowships (courtesy of Mandy Hofmockel’s substack forjournalism jobs)
- National Press Photographers Foundation, Grants & Scholarships
- Pitching Science Friday
- ProPublica, Freelance Pitch Form
From NBC
Political Campaign Embed
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NEW YORK
Employees work in a hybrid mode
Full-time
Business Segment: NBC Editorial
Compensation: USD 80,000 – USD 95,000 – yearly
. . . In this role, you will travel full-time with presidential candidates and/or may be temporarily relocated to live in primary states which will prove critical to the 2028 election. You will report and produce video/television and digital elements for all NBCU News Group platforms, including NBC News, NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com, and more. An intuitive grasp of social media as both a newsgathering and storytelling tool is a must.
Political embeds will be NBC News’ principal contact with the campaigns and will be responsible for editorial and element gathering while in the field. This is a 100% travel position.
Interested candidates should apply by September 25, 2026. This is a contract position through December 2028
Also:
- Books reporter, Wall Street Journal, New York
- Senior newsletter editor, Daily Mail, New York
- Editorial Page assistant editor, New York Post
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The New York Times
Story Editor, NYT Magazine
The New York Times · New York, NY
New York Post
Editorial Page Assistant Editor
New York Post · New York, NY
Yale University
Manuscript Editorial Assistant
Yale University · New Haven, CT
HarperCollins Publishers
Editorial Assistant (NYC Hybrid)- HarperOne Group
HarperCollins Publishers · New York, NY
HarperCollins Publishers
Editorial Assistant (NYC Hybrid)- Ecco Imprint
HarperCollins Publishers · New York, NY
Brennan Center for Justice
Assistant Editor
Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY
Scholastic
Editorial Assistant
Scholastic · New York, NY
Dow Jones
Letters Editor, Opinion
Dow Jones · New York, NY (Hybrid)
Dow Jones
Assistant Editor, Opinion
Dow Jones · New York, NY (On-site)
From the University of Maryland – College Park
Investigative Journalism Professor and Investigations Editor
. . . .This person will work full time as investigations editor in the Howard Center. In that role, they will:
- Serve as lead editor on investigative reporting projects produced by Howard Center graduate fellows and undergraduate students, working with Merrill College faculty, professional newsroom partners and partners at other journalism schools.
- Teach one course per semester — a total of two courses per year — that are directly integrated with Howard Center investigations. This includes a foundational Howard Center investigative reporting methods course and an intensive, multiday Howard Center investigative reporting capstone course.
- Work with the Howard Center director to identify, establish and manage partnerships with professional newsrooms and manage projects.
From National Society of Newspaper Columnists (Oct. 6)
The Bangor Daily News is seeking a smart, hard-charging news reporter to join our team and cover news in Presque Isle, Maine. This reporter would join a team dedicated to producing direct, honest, comprehensive and compelling coverage of the Presque Isle area. If you’re the right person for this challenge, this is how we would describe you: You are an aggressive self-starter with a passion for landing important scoops. You have excellent critical thinking skills. You can develop sources who share information no one else has. You are a savvy digital news consumer comfortable presenting information in different formats — from straight-up news stories to analyses and explainers. You care about the future of local news and want to understand and serve your audience. You want to own the story. To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter and links to at least three clips to jdyer@bangordailynews.com.
The Quad-City Times, The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus and Muscatine Journal are seeking an ambitious, rigorous and entrepreneurial leader to shape the next phase of growth for our newsrooms as Managing Editor. This person will directly oversee day-to-day news coverage across the three publications while playing a key role in developing and executing newsroom strategy. The ideal candidate will combine uncompromising journalistic integrity with an insatiable appetite for innovation, strengthening trusted, tradition-rich news organizations while helping them thrive in a rapidly changing, multiplatform world. Our publications have deep roots in the communities they serve and a long history of delivering essential local journalism. The successful candidate will respect that legacy while working urgently to build the future of the organization. To apply, go to https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/
At Beaver Dam Partners, we think successful community journalism is an engaging report – online and in print – that is read, enjoyed and trusted by pretty much everyone in town. We want our writing to always be tight, bright, right and timely. Online and in print, our work needs to demonstrate that we know our communities. We’re 16 years old and publish four free community newspapers and related websites on the South Coast of Massachusetts. We’re looking for smart, energetic reporters and “writing editors” who enjoy embedding themselves in a community. Knowing a community isn’t an act; it’s how we operate. The successful candidate will possess top-notch writing skills, solid and constantly improving photo skills, boundless curiosity, comfort talking with all sorts of people, focused energy, and an ability to get things done quickly and well. All applicants must be willing to relocate to our community. You can’t be local without being local. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to anne@beaverdampartners.com.
