Dawn Turner is a 2015 Nieman fellow and a former columnist with the Chicago Tribune. She is a journalist-in-residence at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.
This is a story about heroes and we’ll talk about journalism in a minute, but first let’s go to the movies. A lot has been said about “Black Panther” being a groundbreaking superhero film with a predominately African-American cast that … Read more
The high-profile deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray have allowed us to train the spotlight on law enforcement and examine how police officers can be more effective in beleaguered black communities. But, in order … Read more
Growing up, if my sister and I were reading, we didn’t have to do chores. So, we read all the time. We loved a good story. My mother wanted us to read work by the poets. Gwendolyn Brooks was … Read more
