Lewis W. Diuguid
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On Being a Black Journalist
Lewis W. Diuguid speaking at the Nieman Foundation's Lyons Award ceremony Lisa Abitbol Lewis W. Diuguid was selected by the Nieman class of 2017 for the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism in recognition of his commitment to excellence in journalism as well as his work as a newsroom leader and role model for young journalists. Diuguid, who was also recently named a… → Read More
Lewis Diuguid: Study shows how media portrayals affect black girls
A study done at Georgia State and Boston universities shows how stereotypical media images affect black girls’ sense of self. The findings can help parents and teachers understand the pop → Read More
Prison for adults hurts kids, too
The incarceration of adults breaks up families and creates unstable communities for children. Low-income areas and communities of color are affected the most. → Read More
Allowing guns on college campuses threatens safety for students, faculty, staff
The ominous 50th anniversary of the University of Texas mass shooting from atop a 300-foot tower should signal lawmakers in states like Kansas to abort plans to allow firearms on university and college campuses. → Read More
Brownback’s resistance to refugee program goes against Kansas’ Underground Railroad history
Before the Civil War, Kansas was part of the Underground Railroad, where black slaves could escape to freedom. → Read More
Sky Station lightning strike likely from heavenly art critic
The four gargantuan bobbles called “art” atop Bartle Hall have stood out since 1994 in the $144 million expansion of the convention center as some of the ugliest things in town. → Read More
Lewis Diuguid: Problems of racism, enrollment, budget pile up at Mizzou
The problems at the University of Missouri-Columbia keep stacking up. → Read More
Lewis Diuguid: Correspondence, friendship with Harper Lee will endure
On Saturday morning, I pulled from a file drawer an overstuffed, large, brown envelope labeled “Harper Lee Letters” and “Washington High School.” → Read More
Lewis Diuguid: Mizzou magazine doesn’t back away from covering last fall’s campus controversies
The spring edition of Mizzou magazine came in the mail Thursday and surprisingly it didn’t omit, gloss over or sugarcoat any of the controversies that have kept the University of Missouri-Columbia campus in the news. → Read More
Lewis Diuguid: Obama follows other presidents’ executive orders to help make America safer, stronger, better
Opponents to President Barack Obama’s executive action to reduce gun violence cite their Second Amendment right to own firearms. → Read More
Lewis Diuguid: Christmas seems to come earlier every year, but who’s complaining?
Retailers don’t even wait anymore for Halloween to be done before putting up Christmas decorations and blitzing television stations with holiday shopping ads. → Read More
Lewis Diuguid: Hunger grows among older people
Lewis Diuguid writes that as people over 50 age, food insecurity is expected to grow. → Read More
Fossil Fuel Free Challenge set for Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 misses point of push for renewable energy
Every so often something surfaces that is just ridiculous. → Read More
AAA school patrol program at age 95 continues to help kids get to school safely
I was a patrol boy in the late 1960s, part of a now 95-year-old program assisting children in crossing busy streets to get to school safely. As long as there are children walking to school and automobiles, the patrol program will always be needed. → Read More
3 Americans at last praised at White House for their heroics last month in France
Since the start of the war on terror, Americans have complained a lot about France, even renaming French fries freedom fries when conservatives didn’t agree with the politics of our European ally. → Read More
United Way of Greater Kansas City campaign kicks off with goal to exceed last year’s total of $35 million
The goal of the 2015 United Way of Greater Kansas Ciity campaign is to raise more than the $35 million. → Read More
U.S. colleges ranked in starting salaries for graduates
Students are back on college campuses now with big hopes for good grades and their eventual graduation leading to jobs paying a decent wage. → Read More
Rick Perry’s campaign for president on political ropes
In the horse race called the 2016 run for the White House, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry appears to be the first presidential hopeful to pull up lame. → Read More
U.S. could gain immensely from strong ties to Cuba
As U.S. ties with Cuba grow stronger, Americans should think of what we can gain from the island nation. → Read More
Kansas City isn’t included in the top towns for older adults
To help people age 50 and older see how well their community is meeting their needs, the AARP is rating places for dozens of factors, including housing, neighborhoods, transportation, environment and health. It then developed a list of the 30 most livable cities, and guess what city didn’t make the cut? Kansas City. → Read More