Like many, I learned about the deaths of actor Michael K. Williams and comedian Fuquan Johnson due to fentanyl-laced drug overdoses on social media. But it wasn’t until I turned on the radio and tuned into the Rickey Smiley Morning Show that I learned about the extent of fentanyl’s deadly impact on Black communities across the country. Smiley, a popular comedianContinue reading “One Great Idea: Sponsored Q&As”
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Building Audience Beyond the Pulpit
Localization is the key to success for BIPOC legacy news media For nearly a century, the Black press and Black churches working hand-in-hand to develop and serve Black men and women escaping or migrating North en masse and in need of learning about the best places to live, how to stay safe, where there wereContinue reading “Building Audience Beyond the Pulpit”
Board Talk: Building and retaining a strong board
Board development might be one of the dryest topics of conversation when it comes to entrepreneurship. It’s also one of the hardest things to do, especially in the journalism business where many publishers want to recruit people who are in the industry and have a working knowledge about news media and the ethics that governContinue reading “Board Talk: Building and retaining a strong board”