The Reparative Journalism video series, which follows the lineage and scholarship of Free Press' Media 2070: Media Reparations Project project and #NewsVoices managing the effort, is a culmination of research on how journalism can engage in the process of media reparations.

WATCH: freepress.net/blog/what-jour…

“Media 2070 asks what would it look like if media policies ensured that Black communities had equitable ownership and control of our own local and national media outlets and over our own online media platforms?” - Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis w/ Nieman Lab #CJPA

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“From the Tulsa Race Massacre to the Buffalo shooting, our media system has long failed to account for the harms their practices inflict on Black lives.' - Diamond H. on implications of the Buffalo shooting case against social media:

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It’s the year 2050.

Your grandchildren come crawling into your bed. They’ve woken you up from that dream you were having—that fuzzy remembrance you have of the time before #reparations had been achieved.

Read our 3 part series:

amsterdamnews.com/reparations

Media 2070: Media Reparations Project

'At Media 2070: Media Reparations Project, we don’t believe you can 'save' local journalism as part of the effort to 'save' democracy without acknowledging and redressing the harm our media system, its institutions, and government policies have inflicted on the Black community.'

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A must-read from Democracy Fund grantees Media 2070: Media Reparations Project and Free Press about the power of Black narrative:
mediareparations.org/black-narrativ…

We’re so proud of our very own Joseph Torres and Collette Watson for their powerful essay “Repairing Journalism’s History of Anti-Black Harm” in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Read the full essay: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Israeli forces killed more than 100 people waiting for food aid in northern Gaza. One media organization described it as a “chaotic incident” in a tweet.

What’s up with the language in U.S. news headlines when covering the Israeli war on Gaza? Sana Saeed explores.

Black narrative power is #abundance . 🌞

We can tell stories about how there is more than enough. We can make media about non-hierarchical, mutually beneficial, care-filled and love-fueled practices.

Learn more about #BlackNarrativePower month: freepress.net/blog/win-media…

Justice is a matter of beauty restored.

For us to see the full #beauty of Blackness and the world around us, we must create something new.

To learn more about our visions for Black Narrative Power Month, check out our blog post: freepress.net/blog/win-media…

#BlackHistoryMonth : The dream that generations of activists have fought for—to see the United States compensate the victims and descendants of slavery, racial violence, and discrimination—is closer than ever to becoming a reality.

amsterdamnews.com/reparations

'Reparative journalism is about moving towards a future where we abundantly understand the impact of our beauty, our culture and our impact.' - Diamond Hardiman with of Siloam Lackey of Gyrl TV #BHM

WATCH the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=zbv1zQ…

🤎Black narrative power is care.

We are nothing without each other. Creating a media system that allows all of us to share requires that we actually build and operate out of a culture of care.

To learn more about #BlackNarrativePower check out: freepress.net/blog/win-media…

✊🏾 Black narrative power is resistance.

It means speaking truth to power, organizing and mobilizing. It means taking risks and exercising collective power. #BHM

Learn more: freepress.net/blog/win-media…

🎙️For Black Narrative Power month, its imperative we remember - and rewrite - our history.

This Scene On Radio episode is a MUST-listen.

Thanks for the shout out, Chenjerai Kumanyika. #BHM2024

As we embrace the possibilities of Black futures, try this Reparations Narrative Lab exercise to reshape the way you interact with Black history.

Explore this and more at reparationsnarrativelab.org