The Paper That's More Than Black and White
By Brent Jones March 13, 2015 Dori J. Maynard (Photo: Jane Tyska, Oakland Tribune via AP) Journalism lost a courageous soldier this week. Dori J. Maynard, 56, who died Tuesday of lung cancer, didn't report in combat zones. She had no battle scars to show. Dori's fight was of a […]
By Eriq Gardner February 27, 2015 Rev. Al Sharpton (Roger Askew photo) Even though the FCC hasn't yet ruled on the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, one group has already filed a lawsuit claiming at least $20 billion in damages from the way the two giants allegedly discriminate against […]
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent January 16, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — The last several months have seen an outpouring of activism, with slogans coming in waves: “Justice for Mike Brown,” “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” and “I Can’t Breathe.” But the phrase “Black Lives Matter” has emerged to bind each flashpoint into […]