Let’s kill these four standards of journalismThis is the transcript of a lecture I delivered last month while accepting the AP-Eunson Distinguished Lecturer Award at my undergraduate…Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022
Father’s Day is Not About Me, and That’s Okay.Let’s get the disclaimers out of the way immediately. Holidays can be intensely personal for some. Perhaps there is personal tragedy or joy…Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021
There is so much that you can do to fight racism! Here’s a list.WHITE PEOPLE: There is so much you can do. There is so much. And not just going to a protest with a sign.May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
Dream Too Long DeferredI read a news report recently about a charter school in Utah where parents were given the option to “opt out” of Black History Month…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Let’s Solve Our Journalism Problem(This is the text of a speech delivered at Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism on January 26, 2019 while accepting the…Feb 18, 2021Feb 18, 2021
An Anti-Racist Future: A Vision and Plan for the Transformation of Public MediaRacism is the idea that one racial group is inferior or superior to another, and has the social power to carry out and benefit from…Jan 18, 20213Jan 18, 20213
We Already Know Racism Is Wrong: My Speech for the 2020 PRPD/PMJA ConferencePublic radio has been in the headlines a lot lately and for the most part, it’s not for positive reasons. It’s because staff members are…Sep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020
Congratulations, You’re (Probably) Not an IntrovertSometimes you like to go to a restaurant and laugh with a group of friends. Sometimes you’d rather sit at home in sweats, watching movies…Feb 28, 20191Feb 28, 20191
On That Racist Photo…If someone has said something racist, that is not good. If they dressed in blackface or in a KKK costume at some point, that was a racist…Feb 13, 20192Feb 13, 20192
Not Everyone Hates Us, Just Lots of People(This is the text of a speech delivered at Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism on January 26, 2019 while accepting the…Feb 1, 2019Feb 1, 2019