Save the Date: June 18 for What We Should Know for ‘America’s 250th’ (Notices 6-6-26)
From the Smithsonian Institution: ‘America 250’ Activities
Photos of ‘Race and the Military’ Roundtable Posted
From New York: Media Watch for June 8
June 9: Webinar — Black Journalists on Cuba’s Crisis
June 9: From Reveal — Gutting of the Voting Rights Act
June 9: SPJ-DC Honors Its New Hall of Famers
June 11: D.C. Library: Discussing the Bernhard Goetz Case
June 12: Attacks on Press Freedom at Newark’s Delaney Hall
June 12: How Documentary Storytelling Can Shape Policy
June 13: From NABJ: ‘Inspire Black Men Day’
June 15: Webinar – ‘Michael Jackson’s Missing Chapter’
June 15: Black businesses as community anchors
June 15, 16, 24: From Adam Powell — Civic Engagement, AI
June 19: Deadline for Nominations for Vernon Jarrett Medal
June 24: Future of Health Care Access
June 25: Eugene Robinson at D.C. Library
June 26: From the Medill School: First, Do No Harm
June 30: How Baldwin Continues to Shape Conversations
June 30: Deadline to Nominate a Student Journalist
July 16: ‘Future of Black Communities’ Summit
Registration Open for International Symposium on Journalism
From USC Annenberg: Fellowship on Data Reporting Skills
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“It’s America’s Birthday, and He’ll Be Mad if He Wants To,” reads the headline in the New York Times over a Richard Kreitner review of Eddie Glaude Jr.’s book, AMERICA, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries. “In ‘America, U.S.A.,’ Eddie Glaude Jr. looks back at the country’s past anniversaries with skepticism and pain.”
Professor Glaude will be the lead panelist at our next Journal-isms Roundtable, to be held Thursday, June 18, at 7 p.m. Eastern, in person in Washington, D.C., and by Zoom. He will be available to sign and personalize copies of his books (the new one and his backlist titles) for those who bring copies with them.
Joining him will be Ray Suarez, the onetime “PBS NewsHour” correspondent who has written books on the history of Latinos in America and has been with us previously (video),
and, tentatively, Gayle Jessup White, public relations and community engagement officer at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the nonprofit that owns and operates Monticello. She serves on Virginia’s Citizens Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion, where she is founding chair of the Descendant Committee.
(credit: National Urban League)
In addition, Marc Morial, CEO and president of the National Urban League (at the podium), plans to join us via Zoom. In March, the National Urban League issued this release:
“As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, the National Urban League and the Demand Diversity Roundtable have released a new civic education resource, America 250: A Guide for Defending Democracy, to help Americans navigate an era of profound democratic challenges. The nonpartisan guide equips voters, community leaders, and civic organizations with values‑based and action‑oriented questions designed to illuminate how public officials and candidates understand their constitutional responsibilities. . . .” (Added June 8)
Also: Angela P. Dodson (pictured), journalist and author of “Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box” (2019), and co-author of the just-published “We’ve Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have Always Sustained America,” written with her late husband, Michael I. Days.
U.S. Catholic calls it “a love letter to our country from a pair of seasoned journalists. The book takes seriously both the country’s audacity and its failures, tracing the arc of advocacy for justice from the original patriots to contemporary activists.
“The title of the book deliberately highlights the paradoxes in American history and identity. ‘We’ve been here before’ is a caution and a comfort at once; it’s a reminder that today’s crises feel familiar because they are, but also that people have survived and pushed the nation toward equality by showing up, encouraging the country to be the best version of itself. . . . “ (Added June 14)
We have extended invitations to those with Indigenous and Asian American perspectives as well. Please check back for updates.
Glaude’s bio reads, “One of the nation’s most prominent scholars, Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., is an educator, author, political commentator and public intellectual who examines the complex dynamics of the
American experience.
“His writings, including Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul; In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America; his New York Times bestseller, Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own; and We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For, take an exhaustive look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges we face as a democracy.
“Glaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in African American Studies at
Princeton University. He is also on the Morehouse College Board of Trustees. He frequently
appears in the media as an MSNOW contributor on programs such as ‘Morning Joe’ and
‘Deadline: White House’with Nicolle Wallace.’ Glaude is a native of Moss Point, Mississippi.”
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From the Smithsonian Institution: ‘America 250’ Activities
“Join us at the Smithsonian — and in communities nationwide—for public programs that illuminate America’s story.”
Photos of ‘Race and the Military’ Roundtable Posted
Sharon Farmer’s wonderful photos of our April 21 Roundtable on “Race and the Military” have been posted on Facebook:
The conversation ties in with this Monday development:
“In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at nine Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals,” Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly reported Monday for The New York Times. It is an issue discussed in April by the Journal-isms Roundtable, in which participants concluded that the rich history of people of color in the military deserves to be amplified, not suppressed.
Video < https://youtu.be/DqY_wfRYJ0I > Column: < https://tinyurl.com/44z8tjzz >
From New York: Media Watch for June 8
Hosts:
Robert Anthony, Raymond Peterson, Alan Singer, PhD, and Eric V Tait, Jr:
Subject: Farewell to the Giant among Giants: Jazz Legend, Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins, who passed in late May at the Age of 95.
The continuing Protests at the NJ Delaney-Complex against the inhumane ICE- Private Detention Centers; the NJ Atty Gen’s Lawsuit against its GEO Corporate Owners, even as the new Homeland Security Head-Honcho actually tells Congress he won’t commit to obeying Fed Court Orders re ICE unconstitutional operations/procedures.
The Wannabe/Pretend Secy of War, [Pete] Hegseth, continued domestic assault on Press Freedom, now declaring the Pentagon Press Room—wait for it– Off-Limits to ALL Journalists. Not a joke. Can’t make this Stupidity up. Also continues his racially and gender-biased assault on dedicated, highly qualified military personnel as he again pulls the names of 3 Female and 2 Blacks from the list of individuals selected by the Naval Selection Board for promotion to the ranks of 1-Star Admiral. Illegally and without cause.
Continued chaos at CBS, especially 60 Minutes, as Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, Sharon Alfonsi and others got Axed for calling out the Corporate Owners, or called them out after getting Axed. And a major shout-out to high school graduate Santiago Campos, the new recipient of the Mike Wallace memorial scholarship funded by CBS News, for nonetheless courageously calling them out: “I want to also acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship,” Wow. Bravo.
June 9: Webinar — Black Journalists on Cuba’s Crisis
Cuba is experiencing one of the most severe crises in its modern history — blackouts, mass emigration, food shortages, and deepening political repression. Yet coverage of the island rarely centers Black voices. The NABJ Global Journalism Task Force convenes four Black journalists from across the geographic and ideological spectrum to examine what is really happening in Cuba, how it is being reported, and what is being left out.
Featuring a documentary filmmaker based in Havana, an independent journalist reporting from inside Cuba, a Caribbean broadcast journalist, and a U.S.-based international journalist and global media strategist as moderator, this webinar offers the kind of nuanced, multi-perspective reporting the Cuba story demands. Free and open to journalists and the general public.
MEET THE PANEL:
Rafael Peña (Moderator) U.S.-based international journalist, global media strategist, and founder of BLUX Travel Club, with bylines in Travel + Leisure, Miami Herald, and Black Enterprise.
Liz Oliva Fernández Havana-based journalist, documentary filmmaker, co-founder of Belly of the Beast, and Gracie Award-winning presenter of The War on Cuba.
Romardo Lyons Multi-award-winning Jamaican broadcast journalist at Television Jamaica and 2024 recipient of the Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in Journalism.
Julio Antonio Rojas Portal Independent journalist and Havana correspondent for Richard Prince’s Journal-isms, reporting from inside Cuba despite decades of pressure from state security forces.
Register now — it’s free and open to all: https://CubaCrisis.eventbrite.
June 9: From Reveal — Gutting of the Voting Rights Act
Passing along an invite to join an important webinar with our colleagues at Mother Jones about the gutting of the Voting Rights Act. Hope you can join us! —Monika Bauerlein, Center for Investigative Reporting
It’s been just over a month since the US Supreme Court gutted what remained of the Voting Rights Act, and the fallout has been staggering. Southern states have moved with alarming speed to redraw their congressional maps in time for the 2026 midterm election and in the process moved to eliminate majority-Black and Democratic districts in Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama.
To help make sense of the Supreme Court’s decision, the fallout from it, and what people are doing to counter it, I’d like to invite you to join our timely online discussion on Tuesday, June 9, at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET with Mother Jones national voting rights correspondent Ari Berman and Supreme Court reporter Pema Levy. Register for the webinar here.
June 9: SPJ-DC Honors Its New Hall of Famers
A science writer covering climate change, its impacts and related politics [Seth Borenstein]. An editor who has led his publication to national renown as the LGBTQ community’s “newspaper of record” [Kevin Naff]. An investigative journalist whose work – individually and with collaborators — has exposed political corruption, improper conduct among Ohio prosecutors, and U.S. workers dying on the job for lack of shade and water [Cheryl W. Thompson].
These are the 2026 Hall of Fame honorees chosen by the Society of Professional Journalists’ Washington, D.C., Pro Chapter. The honorees will be feted at the chapter’s Dateline Awards dinner on Tuesday, June 9, at the National Press Club. SPJ DC also will announce the winners of its 2026 Dateline Awards competition, honoring the best journalism produced in the District of Columbia and metropolitan Maryland and Virginia. . . .
At the dinner, the DC Chapter also will present its Distinguished Service Award to a journalist whose work and or actions have made a positive difference on our craft and on society.
The 2026 honoree is Karen Attiah, a prize-winning journalist whose work examines the intersections of race, culture, gender, media and international affairs. . . .
The dinner’s master of ceremonies will be Kojo Nnamdi, host of WAMU radio’s weekly “Politics Hour.”
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June 11: D.C. Library: Discussing the Bernhard Goetz Case
Author Conversation: Five Bullets with Elliot Williams in conversation with Jonathan CapehartWilliams unpacks how race, fear, and media narratives collided to shape public opinion around the case.
Register: https://dclibrary.libnet.info/
June 12: Attacks on Press Freedom at Newark’s Delaney Hall
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From the Freedom of the Press Foundation: Dear Friend of Press Freedom, Join us this Friday, June 12, at 2 p.m. ET for “Attacks on the press at Delaney Hall.” In this live webinar, hosted by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), we’ll examine how the press has been attacked by federal and New Jersey law enforcement as they cover protests outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility in Newark. We’ll hear from FPF staff who have been documenting assaults of journalists on the ground, and from journalists who’ve observed and experienced officers’ violent tactics firsthand. |
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As the Trump administration continues its unprecedented, coordinated assault on press freedom, it’s more important than ever to bear witness to atrocities on the ground. Featuring:
Your support helps the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker’s documentation of press freedom violations, and FPF’s work to hold the government accountable for violent suppression of journalists’ reporting. Please consider a donation today to strengthen our fight for press freedom everywhere. |
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June 12: How Documentary Storytelling Can Shape Policy
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Explore the role of documentary storytelling in shaping public understanding of urgent policy issues. Through a series of short films produced by CAP focused on the climate crisis and its escalating human toll—from extreme weather disasters to the rollback of environmental protections—this session will examine how film can translate complex policy challenges into stories that are emotionally resonant, narratively compelling, and capable of mobilizing public engagement.
June 13: From NABJ: ‘Inspire Black Men Day’
Inspire Black Men Day 2026 will connect the historical role of Black journalists during the Civil Rights Movement to today’s battles over voting rights, representation, and redistricting.
Many communities (and journalists) may not understand how district maps shape schools, policing, and healthcare. The call to action is to create programming and conversations that explore the Black male vote considering these recent events.
Programming should coincide with Inspire Black Men Day on June 13th.
Programming ideas include:
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Panel discussions with investigative journalists, civil rights attorneys, political reporters, historians, local Black elected officials, and student journalists.
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Chapter workshops where Black journalists dig deeper into how gerrymandering works and conduct storytelling exercises where journalists explain complex policy in plain language.
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Host a public meeting in a Black community divided by redistricting.
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Invite historians or older Black journalists to a chapter meeting who covered the Civil Rights era.
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Train and help student journalists who are investigating civic issues.
June 15: Webinar — ‘Michael Jackson’s Missing Chapter’
June 15: Black Businesses as Community Anchors
From the Brookings Institution:
In person and online: Black-owned businesses have long served as essential pillars of community wealth, resilience, and cultural identity. They anchor local economies in cities such as Tulsa, Durham, New Orleans, and Birmingham, where entrepreneurship has been both a pathway to opportunity and a response to exclusion and devaluation. At the same time, a shifting legal landscape is raising urgent questions about how to sustain equitable economic development efforts.
On Monday, June 15, the Center for Community Uplift at Brookings will host an event to examine how Black businesses continue to function as community anchors amidst an ever-evolving policy landscape. Andre Perry, senior fellow and director of the Center for Community Uplift, will present new findings from the Black Business Parity Dashboard. . . .
June 15, 16, 24: From Adam Powell — Civic Engagement, AI
You and all of our Journal-isms friends are invited, in person and on line: New Pew research on opinion and foreign affairs, and James Fallows and Deborah Fallows on an upsurge in civic engagement. Also, our monthly virtual forum on AI focuses on human resilience and artificial intelligence.
Mon 6/15 12 noon EDT: Richard Wike, director of global attitudes research at the Pew Research Center, presents new data on public opinion of world affairs. On line and in person at George Washington Univ., 1957 E Street NW. Informal lunch available. In partnership with GW and the Public Diplomacy Council of America. Details and RSVP: https://publicdiplomacy.org/news_manager.php?page=44025
Tue 6/16 2 pm EDT: “Human Resilience and Human Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” with Lee Rainie, on his report https://imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-publications/human-resilience-in-the-age-of-ai/ Online only. RSVP to https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/human-resilience-age-ai
Wed 6/24 2 pm EDT: James Fallows and Deborah Fallows on “The Resurgence of Civic Engagement in Communities across America: A Trend That Rarely Makes National News.” On line and in person at the USC Capital Campus, 1771 N St NW. In partnership with the USC Center for the Political Future. To attend in person, email Judy Kang, at junghwak (at) sc.edu. To attend by zoom, go to https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/cclp/resurgence-civic-engagement-communities-across-america-trend-rarely-makes-national-news
Michelle Tyrene Johnson, lead producer and host of “Race Unwrapped,” a Louisville Public Media podcast that examines the complexities of race in America, accepts the award in 2025. Jacqueline Jones, dean of the Morgan University School of Global Journalism & Communication, is at right; Wisdom Martin, an anchor at WUSA-TV in Washington, is at left.
June 19: Deadline for Nominations for Vernon Jarrett Medal
Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism & Communication is accepting nominations for the 11th annual Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence, which honors reporting that has significant impact on some aspect of Black life in America. This year’s theme is “Bearing Witness, Building Power.” The award includes a $10,000 prize.
The honor recognizes work of significant importance and impact across multimedia platforms. Candidates may self-nominate or be nominated by a news organization, community group or individual. Each journalist may be nominated only once, and media outlets are limited to two entries. Eligible work must have been published or broadcast between Sept. 1, 2025, and May 1, 2026. Submit work nominations or send via email by June 19. (From Society of Professional Journalists)
June 24: Future of Health Care Access
From Axios:
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Axios politics reporter Brittany Gibson and weekend editor Erica Pandey will host one-on-one conversations with:
When: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 7:30am – 9:00am ET
Where: The Showroom | 1099 14th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
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June 25: Eugene Robinson at D.C. Library
From D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: Author Talk: Eugene Robinson – Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America, in conversation with journalist Eugene ScottRegister: https://dclibrary.libnet.info/
June 26: From the Medill School: First, Do No Harm
The Medill Solutions Journalism Hub Summer Summit brings together researchers and journalists to help newsrooms and storytellers move beyond documenting harm to rigorously covering responses to it. Drawing on the work of the Brookings Institution’s Dr. Andre M. Perry — which examines valuation, power and racial cooperation — participants will learn how to interpret data, reframe narratives and confront newsroom resistance to change.
Registration is free but required. Block off your calendar and register here
June 30: How Baldwin Continues to Shape Conversations
From D.C.’s Matin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: Baldwin – A Love Story with Nicholas Boggs, in conversation with George M. JohnsonThey reflect on Baldwin’s radical imagination, literary mastery, and cultural resonance.
Boggs and Johnson consider how Baldwin’s voice continues to shape conversations around identity and justice.
This Pride Month conversation honors Baldwin’s enduring legacy and power. In conversation with journalist and author George M. Johnson.
Register: https://dclibrary.libnet.info/
June 30: Deadline to Nominate a Student Journalist
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We’re accepting nominations for our two national awards, which come with a cash prize at both the high school and college levels:
Nominations are free, and the cash prize is split between the student(s) and their program. The deadline is June 30. |
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From Investigative Reporters & Editors:
Apply to the Chauncey Bailey JoC Reporting Fellowship
IRE is now accepting applications for the Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship, a year-long program designed to support and prepare journalists of color for strong careers in investigative reporting.
The fellowship provides extensive training, mentorship and data support, including attendance at an IRE Data Journalism Bootcamp, NICAR Conference, IRE Conference and AccessFest.
The application deadline is Sept. 1.
Learn more and apply.
From USC Annenberg: Fellowship on Data Reporting Skills
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