By Cheryl Corley | NPR Each of the photos in Capt. William A. Prickitt's album could fit in a locket: headshots of 17 black soldiers who served under the Union Army officer during the Civil War, most of their names handwritten on the mat surrounding the...
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By Monique Wingard This past weekend marked the beginning of a new national effort to preserve the narrative and legacy of African Americans when the famed National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) hosted its first two events in ChiTown as part of the...
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Dear NABJ Members, We are disappointed and disturbed about the recent and frequent inappropriate actions and growing use of photos, artwork, language and videos that are culturally offensive and insensitive in today’s media landscape.Many believe the current racial climate may be one driver of what appears...
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By Monique Wingard | Chicago Defender It’s a familiar phrase heard round the working professional world, “Did you get the memo?” or the dreaded, “You must have missed the memo.” No matter your familiarity with the word, speaker, professor, and now, author, Minda Harts has a...
Read MoreRobservations on the media beat: Chicago radio morning star Leon Rogers is about to get his own late-night comedy/news show on TV. Starting September 9, “Later with Leon” will air at 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday on Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32. Rogers and his co-host, Fox 32...
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"NABJ has already reached out to Hearst, the owners of KOCO-TV in Oklahoma, City, and we are preparing to take steps that will not only help the television station but the industry as a whole reduce the likelihood of such egregious incidents. Upon reviewing the...
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By Lee Edwards, Chicago Defender Held at its traditional venue at Douglas Park located in the North Lawndale neighborhood, the 8th Annual West Side Music Festival was produced by the Westside Cultural Foundation (WCF), a non-profit organization which strives to bring art and culture to the...
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The 30th Annual African Festival of the Arts has selected NABJ Chicago president Maudlyne Ihejirika (Chicago Sun Times) to be Grand Yeye and Hosea Sanders (ABC 7 Chicago) to be Grand Baba at this year's festival. Maudlyne Ihejirika is an award-winning, urban affairs reporter, columnist and author with...
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By Monique Wingard, Chicago Defender Wall to wall Black excellence, in abundance, with a purpose — to invest in the education of Chicago’s best and brightest. The 100 Black Men of Chicago (100BMC) celebrated the 4th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser and White Party on Saturday, Aug. 17,...
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THE JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION in conjunction with the JAZZ INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO present a free, day-long series of meetings, consultations and panel discussions intended for both experienced writers, photographers, broadcasters, videographers and media professionals involved with "creative music" (including but not limited to jazz) and...
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