Richard Prince
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Past articles by Richard:
Hate Attackers Invoke Trump’s Name: Report
More Than 150 Reports Counted Over 18 Months → Read More
In Putin’s Circle, Obama Was the 'N-Word’
* Book Cites Contempt From Both Russian, Trump * A School Shooting Deserving of More Coverage * Golden Age of Rap Writing Gave Way to Blog Culture * Paying Tribute, a Morning Anchor Raps the News * Short Takes Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and President Donald Trump, shown in Hamburg on July 7, 2017, shared contempt for former President Barack Obama, a new book says. (Credit: Stephen… → Read More
‘Trenchant Views’ From Media Women of Color
Joy Ann-Reid and Jon Favreau at the “Pod Save America” panel during Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center on July 29, 2017, in CaliforniaPhoto: Joshua Blanchard (Getty Images for Politicon) * Report Cites Micro-Aggressions, Low Numbers * Public Favors Greater Diversity Among Journalists * Short Take Female power players in digital media spoke to a standing-room-only audience in 2016 at the… → Read More
Reporters Uncover ‘Real Story’ Behind Chicago’s Gun-Death Stats, Black Flight From the City
Heroic Medics Keep Toll From Rising Even Higher; School Closings Drove Many Blacks to Leave City’ → Read More
What We Thought We Knew About Africa and Slavery Might Not Be Right
Circumstances More Complex Than Most Report → Read More
Rob Moore, 2nd Editor Out at N.Y. Daily News Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
In Newsroom, ‘Everyone Seemed Ready to Move On’ → Read More
Walt Swanston-NuevaEspana, Diversity Champion, Dies
For Decades, a Go-to Person on Inclusion Efforts → Read More
White Male Privilege a Problem? #MeToo Say Women of Color
Women of Color Want Links Between Movements → Read More
The Day It Became Easier to Say He’s Racist
The three television network evening news programs led Thursday with President Trump’s reported statement calling Haiti, El Salvador and African nations “shithole” countries and saying the United States should instead bring more people from countries such as Norway. → Read More
Diversity’s Greatest Hits, 2017: Where Will They Take Us in the Year Ahead?
1. Donald Trump’s Tumultuous First Year in Office 2. Sexual Harassment Charges Bring Down Powerful 3. ‘Suspension’ of Roland Martin’s ‘NewsOne Now’ 4. FCC Aligns Itself With Big Media 5. The Numbers 6. Jemele Hill Saga Prompts Warnings About Twitter 7. Ebony’s New Ownership Disappoints 8. Investigative Reporting Gets a Boost 9. A Transition in Indian Country 10. Remembering Our Legacy . . . and… → Read More
‘The Confederacy Falls in Memphis’ and One Paper Says Good Riddance
Newspaper Applauds as 2 Statues Come Down → Read More
Book Notes 2017: Best Sellers, Uncovered Treasures, Overlooked History
Our annual holiday season list of nonfiction books by journalists of color or those of special interest to them: Ta-Nehisi Coates; Lewis W. Diuguid; Angela P. Dodson; Chike Frankie Edozien; Darcy Eveleigh, Dana Canedy, Damien Cave and Rachel L. Swarns; Gerald Horne; Gerrick D. Kennedy; Jeff Pegues; Byron Pitts; Otis Sanford; Anya Schiffrin; Matt Taibbi → Read More
Tavis Smiley Show Suspended Over Sexual Allegations
Conduct ‘Inconsistent’ With PBS Values, Standards → Read More
Boston Globe Measures the City’s Racism
Is Boston ‘The Most Racist City’? → Read More
Simeon Booker, Dean of Black Journalists, Dies at 99
Simeon Booker, who for 50 years was Washington bureau chief for Jet and Ebony magazines and at age 99 the dean of black journalists, died Sunday at an assisted-living community in Solomons, Md. He had recently been hospitalized for pneumonia, said his wife, Carol McCabe Booker, Emily Langer reported for the Washington Post. → Read More
Walmart Pulls T-Shirt Calling for Journalist Lynchings
Even Amazon Sold Hoodie Bearing a Threat → Read More
Hometown Papers Urge Rep. Conyers to Resign
Congressman Admits Settling Sex-Related Case → Read More
For Journalists of Color, Covering Racists Can Take Its Toll
Challenge Is in Staying Safe, Mentally Healthy → Read More
Russian Disinformation Has Long Targeted Blacks
KGB Disinformation Goes Back to King Era → Read More
Media’s ‘Mass Delusion About Race’: Not Enough Are Connecting the Dots With Trump
Is FCC’s Repeal Good or Bad for People of Color? → Read More