You can't counter powerful white columnists without powerful black columnists, the late Les Payne told fellow commentators in his call to action at the Trotter
Opinion writers ask whether protest isn’t patriotic; Debra Lee departs BET after three decades; detained Mexican journalist wins new hearing; reporter’s experience with Freeman led
Black conservative gets facts wrong on Jemele Hill; a penalty for nondisclosure of diversity info?; Patricia Thompson to direct accrediting group; Obamas to produce shows,
Kelly Wright, black anchor, agrees to leave; literary lion Tom Wolfe had his critics on race; Amazon adopts ‘Rooney Rule’ for board vacancies; watchdog group
New Spike Lee joint gets standing ovation; Israeli drone with tear gas targets journalists; Chinita Anderson, playwright, NPR staffer, dies; hundreds arrested in new Poor