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Media News, Midwest

Recovering the history of free Black settlements in Illinois

  • By Amelia Blakely
  • June 22, 2021

When Kimberly France, a descendant of free African-American pioneers, first approached Toni Craig to help piece together her family’s.

Media News, Midwest

“Shifting the spirit of the nation”: How one humanities project addresses slavery and citizenship

  • By Amelia Blakely
  • April 27, 2021

It is one of the more unlikely places – a rural community struggling to move on from its “sundown.

Midwest, News and Opinion

Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour speaks on objectivity, polarized media landscape during GJR’s 50th virtual anniversary celebration

  • By Amelia Blakely
  • October 20, 2020

Before she was considered a “beacon of professionalism and civility” in the journalism industry, PBS NewsHour Anchor Judy Woodruff.

Media News, Midwest, News and Opinion

Gateway Journalism Review celebrates 50 years, honors St. Louis locals with Whistleblower and Freedom Fighter awards

  • By Amelia Blakely
  • October 13, 2020

St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Jeremy Kohler and St. Louis Attorney Mark Pedroli will be honored by Gateway Journalism Review.

Midwest, News and Opinion

National Public Radio creates nonprofit, local journalism in underserved regions with new regional journalism hub

  • By Amelia Blakely
  • June 30, 2020

National Public Radio is creating a new journalism hub in the Midwest that will emphasize investigative reporting and underserved.

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