Thursday 06.13.2019

Ta-Nehisi Coates Revisits The Case For Reparations

It’s been five years since acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote the groundbreaking article “The Case for Reparations,” in The Atlantic.

Reporter-Turned-Entrepreur Creates ‘Rate My Station’ For TV Newsrooms. Now Her Site Hosts Reviews

After a few horrifying experiences in broadcast television, Valeria Sistrunk, 27, came up with a solution to give other journalists a headsup about various workplaces.

Convicts Are Returning To Farming – Anti-Immigrant Policies Are The Reason

Convict leasing for agriculture – a system that allows states to sell prison labor to private farms – became infamous in the late 1800s for the brutal conditions it imposed on captive, mostly black workers.

Introducing The 2019 Ida B. Wells Journalism Fellows

Aaron Ross Coleman and Katrease Stafford are two of the five recipients of the 2019 Ida B. Wells Fellowship, which has a goal to promote diversity in journalism by helping to create a pipeline of investigative reporters of color.

Politicians Who Built Careers During The War On Drugs Now Try To Profit From Legal Cannabis

Former politicians are lining up to profit off the end of their war on drugs, NBC News reported.