By j Siguru Wahutu, New York University and David Cheruiyot, University of Groningen Quick question: what do these titles have…
Tag: news media
Has the media learned anything since the O.J. Simpson trial?
By Frankie Bailey, University at Albany, State University of New York With the death of O.J. Simpson, I can’t help…
US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names
By Hao Peng, Northwestern University When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a…
100 years of radio in Africa: from propaganda to people’s power
By Sisanda Nkoala, University of the Western Cape; Christina Chan-Meetoo, University of Mauritius; Jacinta Mwende Maweu, University of Nairobi; Marissa…
Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson: Cable news veterans get canned
Fate has a way of showing up when you least expect it. That’s what two prominent cable news anchors learned…
Bye, Dilbert: Newspapers drop comic strip after creator’s racist comments
Dozens of newspapers will cease to publish the syndicated “Dilbert” comic strip after its creator called Black people a “hate…
Left media, political leadership drop ball on Buffalo Massacre
Did you forget just two weeks ago 10 Black people were killed in a racist rampage at a grocery store…
Two pioneering Black women in White House press corps honored with lifetime achievement award
A double dose of good news at the end of the week is always welcome; two Black women will be…
