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The Black press, one of the most important aspects of the media in America, is tasked with asking the tough questions and holding the powers that be accountable not only for their actions, but for the words they use and their intent as it relates to the Black community. The Black press has come under fire […]

Clinton accepted the invitation from leadership in both organizations who have a storied history of inviting past presidential candidates.

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Michael J. Feeny, the 32-year-old award-winning journalist who previously served as the president of the New York Association of Black Journalists, died Sunday of complications from a staph infection.

A pioneer and journalism industry veteran, who served as the first woman to be elected president of the nation’s oldest and largest organization of journalists of color has died. Former president of the National Association of Black Journalists, Sidmel Estes, died Monday night at the age of 60. A seven-time Emmy Award-winning television producer in Atlanta, media business […]

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Georgia Teen Files $12.5M Lawsuit Against Waycross Police Georgia teenager Montre Merritt has filed a $12.5 million lawsuit against the city of Waycross alleging that…

In an exclusive interview with TheLoop.com, Rev. Al Sharpton spoke about his much talked-about absence at the 2011 NABJ Convention in Philadelphia this past weekend where he was scheduled to appear. Sharpton, who has been in the news lately for successful fill-in role in the 6 p.m. time slot for Cenk Uygur on MSNBC, said […]