Race & Culture
Twisted Soul brings global flavors to Atlanta’s soul food tradition
Local chef brings wealth of experience to ATL eatery. […]
Race & Culture
NABJ 2026
Atlanta Dream Turns Fans into Family
Sam Frick lives more than 600 miles from Atlanta and before this year had never attended a women’s basketball game […]
NABJ23
Remembering Black history, fighting erasure of American history
By Maleika Stewart The National Association of Black Journalists hosted a panel about race and education during the 2023 convention in Birmingham. The ‘Battle Over Black History’ panel discussed the correlation between the erasure of […]
Features
HBCUs see opportunity in SCOTUS rejection of affirmative action
The rejection of affirmative action in college admissions opens the doors to HBCU enrollment increase By Sydney Ross NABJ Monitor Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country are expecting an influx in applications […]
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NABJ Authors Showcase Highlights Black Empowerment
By Javier Sarmiento Jr. The annual NABJ Authors Showcase spotlights works that are creating a buzz and offers writers the opportunity to gain advice and insight from renowned authors. The following participants spoke to the […]
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Keeping Black Professors at Universities Is As Important as Hiring Them
As a racial justice movement once again sweeps across the U.S. and schools and companies promise more diversity in their ranks, there is one number that has continued to remain significantly low for years: the lack of Black professors at predominantly white universities. And many times the problem becomes a revolving door for universities. […]
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Defining language: Dictionary.com adds Black lingo to listings
By Amber B. Courtney NABJ Monitor The Black words “zaddy,” “finna” and “chile” have been added to Dictionary.com. It’s true. You can look it up. These words, common to Black language, already had made their way […]
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Corporate America’s reluctant ad spending with Black-owned media called unfair
Corporate America spends billions on ads, but Black-owned media rarely sees much of it. […]
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Black students make space for themselves in the Ivy League
By Shelia Hodges NABJ Monitor It is a beautiful spring day in Hanover, New Hampshire, as sophomore Queen Eche and her friends walk through the heart of Dartmouth University: the Green. Surrounded by historic buildings, […]
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Black Press Experience Both Pain and Profit in 2020
By Deidre Montague NABJ Monitor COVID-19 has impacted many sectors of the workforce, including journalism. However, the pandemic also revealed the importance and relevance of the Black press. Aaron Eaton, the digital coordinator of The […]