I take my responsibility as a Black journalist seriously. There’s something we all gain seeing Black people — POC in general — normalized in the press. I do it deliberately.

I wrote about the 1st day of school. Quoted a mom about her son’s first day. She sent a pic. We used it.
I take my responsibility as a Black journalist seriously. There’s something we all gain seeing Black people — POC in general — normalized in the press. I do it deliberately. I wrote about the 1st day of school. Quoted a mom about her son’s first day. She sent a pic. We used it.
I take my responsibility as a Black journalist seriously. There’s something we all gain seeing Black people — POC in general — normalized in the press. I do it deliberately. I wrote about the 1st day of school. Quoted a mom about her son’s first day. She sent a pic. We used it.
Sent Olivia Jackson a screenshot this morning. Told her to go grab a paper.

Look at that face!

He made my day.
Sent Olivia Jackson a screenshot this morning. Told her to go grab a paper. Look at that face! He made my day.
Sent Olivia Jackson a screenshot this morning. Told her to go grab a paper. Look at that face! He made my day.
As journalists, as we do more with less, it shouldn’t mean not telling stories of underserved communities — dismissed as where we have no readers/viewers.

I cover education, but I do it through a lens of accountability, with an eye on who those stories impact. #MediaDiversity
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