For The Grio #Maynard200 alum and "American Negra" memoirist Natasha Alford covers the 30th annual literary, cultural, and communications gathering, Essence Fest, and Black-owned The Collective Curates drawing focus to Black authors. thegrio.com/2024/07/09/p...
What would happen if millions of undocumented immigrants were deported? For La Notice #Maynard200 alum Diego Barahona covers the mass deportation proposal, potentially devastating consequences, and who thinks it's a viable strategy. lanoticia.com/storiesineng...
For La Noticia, #Maynard200 alum Diego Barahona penned this quick piece with verifiable facts only to keep readers informed on the recent incident at a Pennsylvania rally held by former President Trump. lanoticia.com/noticias/urg...
The "walkable city" dream takes shape: for Next City, #Maynard200 alum Aysha Khan wrote about StreetsblogNYC editor-in-chief Gersh Kuntzman and Streetfilms videographer Clarence Eckerson's visit to Stockholm ow.ly/onHL50SzjvG
Heat wave: For Nevada Current, #Maynard200 alum Michael Lyle covers rising temperatures, the health risks of excessive heat in prisons, and prison advocacy groups fighting for transparency from NDOC. nevadacurrent.com/2024/07/01/c...
🚨 ATTN: journalists! How many shootings were linked to extreme heat in your city? Join #Maynard200 alum Helina Selemon & faculty Aaron Glantz in this training co-presented by @sejorg.bsky.social to get exclusive, local data linking climate change & gun violence. 👉 bit.ly/training-Jul...
In an excellent #Maynard200 collaboration, alums Christopher Mark Juhn and Kristoffer Tigue cover recent flooding and the dangers of deteriorating infrastructure in Minnesota for Inside Climate News. insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
For the @latimes.com, #Maynard200 alum Ebony Reed wrote about her own family's journey to homeownership, and how the promise of the GI Bill didn't extend to Black veterans, but rather widened the Black-white wealth gap. latimes.com/opinion/stor...
For Wired, #Maynard200 alum Paresh Dave (@peard33.bsky.social) covers controversy in the way Youtube moderates videos surrounding Israel and Gaza, including potential calls for genocide and further violence. wired.com/story/youtub...
Congratulations to 2024 #Maynard200 fellow Joshua Barajas and the PBS NewsHour team on winning the 2024 Newsletter Journalism Award from the National Press Club! https://www.press.org/awards/newsletter-journalism-award
For @vox.com, #Maynard200 alum Miranda Kennedy contributed editing to this Facts on the Ground series to help readers understand the state of the nation and its most controversial policies in this election year. vox.com/2024-electio...
There's still time to take our annual community survey and potentially be selected to receive a copy of Maynard alum Ebony Reed's new book! surveymonkey.com/r/7JQKCR6
Editor and founder of the Kansas City Defender, #Maynard200 alum Ryan Sorrell, calls for abolition after five Missouri Correctional Officers charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Othel Moore Jr. while in a WRAP restraint device. kansascitydefender.com
Congratulations to #Maynard200 alum Eleanore Catolico on winning second place in the Society for Features Journalism writing competition for the category "Inclusion and Representation in Features!" featuresjournalism.org/blog/2024/6/...
For the Sierra Nevada Ally, #Maynard200 alum Ernesto Aguilar
@eaxlr.bsky.social interviewed with Puerto-Rican American broadcast media leader José A. Fajardo, who will step down from his role as president of Hawai'i Public Radio as he battles ALS. sierranevadaally.org/2024/06/25/o...
#Maynard200 alum Ebony Reed and co-author Louise Story were mentioned in this Associated Press article after uncovering video of the fatal police shooting of a Black man in Georgia while researching their book "Fifteen Cents on the Dollar." apnews.com/article/geor...
Have you taken our annual community survey yet? Take the survey today and one lucky participant will receive a free copy of #Maynard200 alum Ebony Reed and Louise Story's new book "Fifteen Cents on the Dollar." surveymonkey.com/r/7JQKCR6
2024 #Maynard200 fellow Aaron Foley reflects on the murder of O'Shae Sibley, Black Queer Pride, and his journey to editor at New York Amsterdam News. amsterdamnews.com/news/2024/06...
An abortion, or rent? For the Grio #Maynard200 alum Natasha Alford spoke with Jenice Fountain of the
Yellowhammer Fund on why two years after the #Dobbs v. Jackson ruling abortion restrictions are hitting Black women hardest. thegrio.com/2024/06/24/b...
Too hot? For KQED, #Maynard200 alum Farida Jhabvala Romero follows up on her earlier look into heat regulations for California's laborers. State prisons are still exempt from rules protecting workers from high temps. Read more: kqed.org/news/1199131...
#Maynard200 alum Penda Howell joined the National Newspaper Publisher's Association! This historic organization's legacy can be traced back to 1827 and Black-owned liberation newspapers. Congratulations, Penda Howell! afro.com/new-jersey-u...
For WHYY, #Maynard200 alum P. Kenneth Burns (@pkbnews.bsky.social) covers a booom in warehouses in New Jersey causing an increase in air pollution that disproportionately affects communities of color. Read more: whyy.org/articles/new...
It's rare for journalists to write in the first person and include themselves; Michael Butler's own voice in this short piece for the Miami Herald on Juneteenth and the importance of family really elevates this story. Well done, Michael! miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
