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Month: August 2018
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Visual Task Force auction hits a new high
By ANFERNEE PATTERSON NABJ Monitor DETROIT —The Visual Task Force of the National Association of Black Journalists has raised its highest amount of pre-event funding for its Photography Auction than it has since the […]
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Journalist of the Year honor ‘still sinking in’ for Hill
By SIERRA PORTER NABJ Monitor DETROIT — Jemele Hill knows plenty about what happens when journalists become a part of the story. “She’s been writing, reporting, an anchor for ESPN and worn multiple hats,” […]
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Detroit African-American museum tells overlooked stories
By ANFERNEE PATTERSON NABJ Monitor DETROIT —Take a tour of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, and you’re bound to run into Jonathan Jones. Jones, who once was a sixth-grade teacher, now […]
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Tyler Perry to journalists: ‘Take ownership of black culture’
By ARIELLE BRUMFIELD NABJ Monitor DETROIT—Tyler Perry credits his “go-getter” spirit to why he is so successful in the entertainment industry. Moderator and CBS News Anchor Demarco Morgan emphasized the value of Perry speaking […]
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Annual JSHOP offers high school students hands-on learning at convention
By BRE’ANNA GRANT NABJ Monitor Eleven high school students are learning how to be journalists this week at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention. The students, who are from Detroit, Los Angeles and […]