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Journalist and author. She has written for several publications and is currently the Alfred Knobler Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute. She is the author of 50 Black Women Who Have Changed America and is now writing a book about race and the media.
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Race, Politics and the Media: A Roundtable Discussion from the UNITY Conference
In Chicago, nearly 10,000 journalists of color are gathered for a convention that brings together members of the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association and the Native American Journalists Association. It’s organized by UNITY, Journalists of Color, Inc. We host a discussion with Democracy Now!...July 25, 2008 | Story
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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