SCOOP: Trump didn’t want to be fact-checked live at NABJ, refusing to go onstage, a stalemate so prolonged NABJ leaders were prepping a statement to say why Trump wouldn't show. As Ken Lemon was preparing it, Trump walked onstage, Lemon told It’s Dee-LAN-oh! 👈🏽 🤷🏽‍♂️ axios.com/2024/08/02/tru…

Nearly 13,400 people have been killed by law enforcement in the United States since 2013 — around 7% of the nation's homicides, according to new data released by the advocacy group Campaign Zero. @Axios It’s Dee-LAN-oh! 👈🏽 🤷🏽‍♂️ and I report axios.com/2024/08/09/pol…

Michael Brown killing met with mixed changes nearly 10 years later axios.com/2024/08/08/mic… by It’s Dee-LAN-oh! 👈🏽 🤷🏽‍♂️ & Russell Contreras

10 years after Michael Brown's tragic death, the debate over police body cameras continues. Are they truly effective in ensuring accountability and building community trust? axios.com/2024/08/10/mic…

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After her speech on Monday rallying Americans to "keep going," I wanted to talk to one trailblazing woman in politics about another on the Kamala Harris she knows, making history, and why she is still in the fight. My new interview with Hillary Clinton: 19thnews.org/2024/08/hillar…

Once, there were more than 2,000 Mister Softee trucks in 38 states during the company’s peak in the 1960s. Now, there are only around 630 Mister Softee trucks looping around neighborhoods and parks in 21 states. 🫠 cnn.com/2024/08/24/bus…

Kamala Harris tapped into her family's immigrant story and ties to civil rights during her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention — but notably avoided dwelling on race, @Axios' It’s Dee-LAN-oh! 👈🏽 🤷🏽‍♂️ and I report axios.com/2024/08/25/kam…

I joined Gallup's Dr. Sarah Fioroni to talk about media trust, local news deserts, and local journalism's critical role today. Check out our conversation on the latest trends. open.spotify.com/episode/1XknBk…

🚨 Deadline Extended! NABJ’s Leadership Academy is seeking news managers, especially in print & digital roles w/ direct reports. Apply by Wed 9/25! Referrals welcome! thenabj.wufoo.com/forms/xtl4ly1u…

An Axios analysis of 109 of Trump's speeches, debates and interviews found that he has called Venezuelan migrants criminals 70 times and Congolese migrants criminals 29 times from Sept. 1, 2023, to Oct. 2, 2024, Axios It’s Dee-LAN-oh! 👈🏽 🤷🏽‍♂️ and I report axios.com/2024/10/05/tru…

Ten years into the #BlackMenSmile movement, I spoke to Carlton Mackey & @Felonious_munk Dr. Ed Garnes to reflect on joy, stereotypes, and shifting narratives of Black masculinity. 💬 “This wasn’t mine to take—but it needed to be seen,” Munk said. axios.com/2024/10/12/car…

More cities are adopting #IndigenousPeoplesDay, but is it real progress or just symbolism? 🗣️Gabriel Galanda argues that without civil rights protections, these gestures fall short. Read more on the divide: axios.com/2024/10/12/ind… #NativeVoices #ColumbusDay #CivilRights

One in three Americans say that immigrants entering the country illegally today are "poisoning the blood of our country" — language echoing the rhetoric of white supremacists and Adolf Hitler, a new survey finds. trib.al/xw77wly

One in three Americans say that immigrants entering the country illegally today are "poisoning the blood of our country" — language echoing the rhetoric of white supremacists and Adolf Hitler, a new PRRI survey finds axios.com/2024/10/18/ame…

The slow ripple of Black male voters from the Democratic Party to the GOP has been two decades in the making — and now Kamala Harris is scrambling to stem the tide before it grows in key battleground states, Axios' It’s Dee-LAN-oh! 👈🏽 🤷🏽‍♂️ and I explain axios.com/2024/10/18/bla…

I founded the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University for this moment. This is why I’ve called on the profession to discard neutrality and explicitly engage in pro-democracy journalism. Earlier this month, we hosted experts on oligarchy on campus at our Democracy Summit to help equip

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American women are the majority of the electorate. We hold the power not just to decide elections, but to shape our democracy. What will we say today with our foremothers watching, in an election built for the 19th Amendment? My latest: 19thnews.org/2024/11/women-…

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