Salute to Excellence:
The best of award-winning journalism about Black life
Each year, BNV’s parent organization – the National Association of Black Journalists – recognizes the most insightful, hard-hitting coverage of people or issues of the African/Black-American diaspora. Here are some of the winning and nominated entries from NABJ’s most recent Salute to Excellence contests. Please note that we are adding entries to this page on a daily basis. If you do not see a particular piece of work that should be included, we are probably about to post it and ask that you check back in a few days.
Salute to Excellence 2022 winners
March brings attention to missing Black girls and women
By Samantha Latson
The Chicago Crusader
Prediction bias: Crime prediction software promised to be free of biases. New data shows it perpetuates them
By Evelyn Larrubia
The Markup
Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country
By Cheryl W. Thompson
NPR
‘Small’ businesses outpace ‘minority-owned’ firms in NGA project spending
By Karen Robinson-Jacobs
The St. Louis American
How a racist rant in Mount Laurel sparked neighbors to fight back and a community to press for change
By Melanie Burney
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jo’Anna Bird’s murder Inside her final months: ‘She really felt like she was going to die’
By Sandra Peddie
Newsday
6,539 Black people tried to become police officers on L.I.; Only 67 were hired
By Jim Baumbach
Newsday
Corporate America’s $50 billion promise
By Tracy Jan, Jena McGregor and
Meghan Hoyer
The Washington Post
Changing times: World War II and the Kansas City Monarchs
By Dr. Milbert O. Brown, Jr.
Dr. Brown Media
More than most qualified:
‘Mayor Cornelious’ life experiences shape leadership
By Eva D. Coleman
Texas Metro News
The power of social media: Instagram is bringing salvation to assault survivors
By Nhari Djan
The News House
Our poisoned kids:
Syracuse Common Council approved an ordinance last summer to combat child lead poisoning in the city
By Jessica Ruiz
The News House
Deconstructing the divide:
A series on inequality in Syracuse and the fight for a better tomorrow
By Jon Glass
The News House
KFI News presents
This sand is my sand: The stolen legacy of Bruce’s Beach
By Corbin Carson
KFI News
Hyundai and Culture Brands launch their first African American campaign with a resounding OKAY HYUNDAI!
By Randy Jones
APR/Hyundai News
Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate U.S. military
By Kat Stafford, James LaPorta, Aaron Morrison & Helen Wieffering
AP Special Projects
Rocky and remarkable: Celtics great Paul Pierce’s unbelievable road to the Basketball Hall of Fame
By Gary Washburn
The Boston Globe
Student loans weigh heavily on Black and Latino borrowers in North Carolina
By Gracyn Doctor
WFAE
Salute to Excellence 2021 winners
Etched in stone: The hurt behind the heritage
By Janet Roach, Stephen Wozny & Harold Roach
13 News Now
Eleanor Holmes Norton: A movement that changed history
By Larry Miller, Larry Sindass & Stephanie Wilson
WUSA9
My name is Anjanette Young
By Dave Savini, Samah Assad, Jeff Harris, Tiffani Lupenski, Michele Youngerman
CBS Chicago
Salute to Excellence 2021 nominees
The Undefeated (now Andscape) presents ‘Why I play’
By Lauren Stowell, Katelin Stevens, Jon Roche, Kevin Merida, Sharon Matthews & Raina Kelley-Garfman
Andscape
The Undefeated (now Andscape) presents Tiger Woods: America’s Son
By Lauren Stowell, Greg Jewell & Matthew McCormick
Andscape
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