The Kansas City Defender toolkit, radical black press and the future of media

The toolkit will help you serve the needs of communities and provide a practical guide to creating a community-centric and digital-first media organization The Kansas City Defender and the Reynolds Journalism Institute are partnering to build a toolkit that will include the rich history of the radical Black press, its vital contributions to the future … Continued

Community media unburdened by mainstream legacy makes all the difference

A PushBlack campaign grew donations 30% to a voter registration drive in the South.  Native News, supported by grants and sponsors, launches a new health-care newsletter and quickly grows it to 26,000 subscribers.  And after a collaborative of healthcare organizations in Philadelphia partnered with WURD Radio to distribute colorectal cancer screening kits, dozens of Black … Continued