A newsroom with racially diverse staff is the first step toward creating thoughtful, racially diverse news coverage. Without a variety of backgrounds among professional journalists reporting on diverse issues, mainstream news consumers might question the validity of a media organization’s content. As of 2018, people of color made up only 23% of newsroom staff in the United … [Read more...] about Opinion: Newsroom Staff Must be More Racially Diverse
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Opinion: A Call for Systemically Changing American Policing
Art by Samantha Miller On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the United States reflected upon how to change the country's long history of police brutality. The roots of police brutality in U.S. policing have a lengthy history that dates back to slavery. Some of the earliest policing organizations in the United States began as a means to capture escaped … [Read more...] about Opinion: A Call for Systemically Changing American Policing
Pepperdine Honors Larry Kimmons 52 Years After Death
A portrait of Larry Donnell Kimmons hangs in Payson Library on March 17. Community members left flowers in memory of Kimmons for the 52nd anniversary of his death in March 1969. Photo by Ashley Mowreader Pepperdine Libraries hosted a memorial event March 11, as the second installment of the annual Larry Donnell Kimmons Memorial Lecture Series in honor of Larry Kimmons' … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Honors Larry Kimmons 52 Years After Death
Staff Editorial: Broadcast Black Culture, Black History and Black Lives
Art by Ally Armstrong Originally Negro History Week, President Gerald Ford announced Black History Month as a national observance in 1976. For many, it is a chance to take initiative to teach, appreciate and acknowledge Black American contributions to our nation. Black History Month is different this year. Due to the recent racial justice movement that took place last … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Broadcast Black Culture, Black History and Black Lives
Opinion: Beyond the Trend — Advocate for Black People in Daily Life
Art by Samantha Miller On June 2, black squares flooded many people's Instagram feeds. These squares were part of the Blackout Tuesday movement. Beyond just a post, the black square signified one's solidarity and allyship with the Black community after the killing of innocent George Floyd on May 25. Seven months after Blackout Tuesday, the Black Lives Matter … [Read more...] about Opinion: Beyond the Trend — Advocate for Black People in Daily Life
