Jelani Cobb
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National Writers Provide Life Lessons at HU Forum
Howard University students were the target audience for a powerhouse panel featuring nationally recognized and honored journalists who discussed the…
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Stacey Abrams Talks Candidly on Race, Political Power in U.S.
Stacey Abrams, joined by Jelani Cobb, recently discussed the increasing political power of African Americans after the 2018 elections and…
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Reality TV Moment Taints NABJ Convention
A panel discussion on police brutality — which featured verbal sparring between White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman and veteran journalist…
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Think Out Loud: The Emerging Black Digital Intelligentsia
(New Republic) – Twenty years ago, less than two years after I’d received my doctorate in religion from Princeton, I…
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Obama Defends ‘Respectability Politics’ Speeches Criticized by Black Progressives
(Slate) – President Obama appeared on a Georgetown-sponsored public policy panel Tuesday and, in addition to making everyone laugh a…
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