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Five Multicultural Cookbooks to Try Right Now
Hello Meltingpot Readers, So, most of us are stuck at home riddled with worry and/or bored and restless. What’s a shut-in to do to pass the time? Apparently, many of us are channeling our inner Julia Child as evidenced by the fact that flour is flying off the shelves all over America. Yes, stress baking…
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Every Black Female Journalist Wants a Byline in Essence Magazine
For today’s Black Journalists through history post, I’m going to be talking about the history of Essence magazine and then I’m going to get a little bit personal. I couldn’t possibly share about this iconic publication known as the Black Woman’s Bible and not mention my own personal history with the brand. Our relationship started…
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Is The Root.com Today’s Freedom Journal?
NOTE: Since this post was originally published, TheRoot.com has gone through some significant changes and a lot of former writers and editors have spoken out about the publication’s perceived fall from grace. In the last few months many key members of The Root’s editorial staff have departed. I have no insider’s knowledge of the situation,…
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“Soldiers without Swords,” The Definitive Film about the Black Press
I am having such a good time with this series on Black journalists. For today’s post, rather than just another biographical profile, I want to talk about Soldiers without Swords, the definitive film about Black journalists and the Black press. The film was produced and directed by legendary filmmaker, Stanley Nelson. This award-winning film begins…
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Robert S. Abbott and The Chicago Defender
Today’s Black journalist profile is about a man who had no problem speaking truth to power. Allow me to introduce Robert S. Abbott, the founder and publisher of The Chicago Defender newspaper. More than a successful publisher, Robert S. Abbott was a singular force who helped thousands of Black people move from the American south…
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Ida B. Wells: Journalist & Activist
I think it goes without saying that I could not have a series on influential Black journalists and not talk about the original badass freedom fighter-writer, Ms. Ida B. Wells. Ida B. Wells the journalist, was a true crusader for justice who, like Frederick Douglass, understood the power of the press and used it to…
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Frederick Douglass the Journalist
I know everyone is familiar with the life and times of Frederick Douglass, the great orator, author and activist. But many people don’t know that Frederick Douglass was also a great journalist. As the original Word Warrior, Frederick Douglass quickly learned to use the press as a weapon in the fight against slavery. Let’s talk…
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Say Their Names: America’s First Black Women Journalists
When we think of the early Black journalists in our nation’s history, we most often think of men. Like the original editors of Freedom’s Journal, Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm. But what about the Black women journalists who were writing and editing right right along side their male counterparts? Remembering Black Women Journalists For today’s…
