It's easy to list some of the most visible Black women in the media who impact us every day. Here, read about more leading Black women journalists that you might not be familiar with who continue to change the media industry for the better by making our news more inclusive, balanced, and authentic to our stories.
A Washington Post report shows that since 2015, Black women account for 20 percent of fatal police shootings and 28 percent of the unarmed deaths, despite making up only 13 percent of the women population in the U.S.
(WashingtonPost.com) — Recently released figures showing a sharp drop in Post circulation have prompted two predictable reader responses: angst and glee. Older subscribers, most of whom do not read news online, have expressed fear the printed Post will soon disappear. Chronic critics of Post news coverage and editorials have celebrated plummeting readership. Both are myths. […]