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Tracie Powell – The Badass Fighter
Tracie Powell is a journalist and advocate who has spent her career fighting systemic bias in media while building platforms and funds to support journalists of color. She founded and led major initiatives like AllDigitocracy and the Pivot Fund to push for equity, better funding, and more inclusive coverage in newsrooms serving underserved communities.
“These dollars are not reaching BIPOC newsrooms.”
“You say you’re giving more dollars to BIPOC newsrooms? Well, you’re actually giving to intermediaries who are filtering down those dollars to BIPOC newsrooms. But they’re not filtering down enough.” Hanaa’ Tameez interviews Dr. Meredith Clark and Tracie Powell.
ONA Weekly #471: Tracie Powell On Philanthropy And Equity
Pivot Fund founder Tracie Powell discusses philanthropy’s responsibility to address inequities in journalism, and her perspective on building a more inclusive local news ecosystem.
Centering communities: Tracie Powell on equity, inclusivity and philanthropy
Tracie Powell, founder of The Pivot Fund, discusses the importance of centering communities in journalism and philanthropy. She shares her insights on equity, inclusivity, and the future of local news.
Tech and the Future of News
Technology is changing the way we consume and produce news. What does the future of news look like? A panel of experts discusses the impact of technology on journalism.
Tracie Powell to be Awarded Media Changemaker Prize from Mercer’s Center for Collaborative Journalism
Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism (CCJ) will recognize Tracie Powell, a leader in philanthropic efforts to increase racial equity and diversity in the news media, with its Media Changemaker Prize on Feb. 3 at the center’s National Journalism Advisory Board meeting.
Pivot Fund boosts media companies run by people of color
The Pivot Fund’s $2M first-round grants to BIPOC-led outlets in Georgia seek to reshape community access to local news.
Seven Georgia news outlets led by people of color get $2 million in funding
The Pivot Fund’s inaugural $2M investment in seven Georgia-based, BIPOC-led outlets is a transformative philanthropic move.
How to fund and sustain news outlets created by and for people of color: Insights from The Pivot Fund podcast
Tracie Powell, journalist and founder of a new venture philanthropy organization, shares five podcast episodes about funding, sustaining and growing community news outlets.