Getting beyond symbolism to substance
The start of 2021 saw the historic inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris as our country’s second most powerful person — the first time a woman has had the distinction of serving in the role....
View ArticleLet’s normalize women’s leadership
In her speech after being declared vice president-elect, Kamala Harris repeated something her mother Shyamala said: “You may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last.” When...
View ArticleRace and gender aren’t a 2020 story — they’re the story
For many of my peers in political journalism, the historic election of Barack Obama as America’s first black president was the biggest and most momentous election we had ever covered. But the 2020...
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Say it with me: Racism
While I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, here’s one I’m definitely encouraging for 2019: It’s time for all of us in journalism to pledge to not just report on racism, but to call it out. Many of...
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At the ballot, it’s time to count black women
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, much of the focus was on the political actions of white women, including the 53 percent who supported Donald Trump and the millions more who made up the...
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Chaos or community?
The 2016 presidential election exposed racial fault lines to reveal a deeply fractured country, with citizens who are strangers to one another. We’ve been here before, but what will we say now about...
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Racism by numbers
The past few years have been a period of reflection in American journalism, specifically regarding watershed moments in our country’s complicated racial past. We have marked the 150th anniversaries of...
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Race is your beat, too
Voting rights. Policing. Domestic violence. Immigration. LeBron. Solange. What do all of these things have in common? They were all among the top stories of 2014, and they all involved race. African...
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