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NABJ President Ken Lemon, reporter at WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dr. Kortni Alston, chair of the Department of Communications, Art and Design at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, eloped and married on Sunday at a small ceremony in Charlotte. Photo credit: Media Arts Collective

National

Wedding bells for National Association of Black Journalists President Ken Lemon and Dr. Kortni Alston, academic and podcast host

October 15, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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Culture

NABJ Black News & Views Advertising Rate Card

October 10, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. Photo credit: Susan Walsh, The Associated Press

Politics

California Gov. Gavin Newsom names Laphonza Butler to replace Dianne Feinstein in U.S. Senate

October 2, 2023
By Sophia Bollag
The San Francisco Chronicle

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A flooded street due to heavy rain is blocked in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Photo credit: Stefan Jeremiah, The Associated Press

National

PERSPECTIVE: Flood, drought, other recent disasters show climate crisis must be addressed in a real way

October 2, 2023
By Kiah Hopkins
The Atlanta Voice

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Damarra Atkins pays respect to George Floyd at a mural at George Floyd Square, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Minneapolis. In a new study, Black Americans expressed broad concerns about how they are depicted in the news media, with majorities saying they see racist or negative depictions and a lack of effort to cover broad segments of their community. Photo credit: Julio Cortez, The Associated Press

National

4 in 5 Black adults see racist depictions in the news either often or sometimes, Pew study says

September 27, 2023
By David Bauder
The Associated Press

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The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks outside the Richard B. Russell federal courthouse in Atlanta, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. To his left in the black dress is Fearless Fund CEO and co-founder Arian Simone. A judge Tuesday refused to block a grant program the fund administers for Black women entrepreneurs, saying a lawsuit arguing it illegally excluded other races was not likely to succeed. Photo credit: Curlan Campbell, The Associated Press

Business

Federal judge refuses to block Fearless Fund grant program for Black women entrepreneurs

September 27, 2023
By Itoro N. Umontuen
The Atlanta Voice

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