2021 PROFESSIONAL NEWSPAPER SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE WINNERS
#NABJNAHJ22 Call for Member Session Proposals Now Open
11/19/2021
#NABJAwards: 2021 Salute to Excellence, Hall of Fame, Special Honors
12/04/2021
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Newspaper – Local Under 100,000 – Business
Black Homeowner, 2 Appraisals, $64,000 Difference
Elvia Malagón
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Local Under 100,000 – Commentary
John W. Fountain, Chicago Sun-Times: A Selection of 3 Columns
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Local Under 100,000 – Feature: Series
The Black Out Series: Stories on the Effects of Racism Felt by Black Ohioans
Mike Wagner, Erica Thompson
The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
Newspaper – Local Under 100,000 – Feature: Single Story
Black Male Teachers Make a Difference
James Causey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
Newspaper – Local Under 100,000 – News: Series
The Kansas City Star
Newspaper – Local Under 100,000 – News: Single Story
30 Public Schools in Chicago are Named for Slaveholders
Lauren FitzPatrick
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Local Under 100,000 – Specialty
Suicides of Black Cook County Residents Worst in a Decade
Lakeidra Chavis
The Trace/Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Local Under 100,000 – Sports
South Side Bull Rider Turns in ‘Impressive’ Clutch Performance at First Major Rodeo
Evan F. Moore
Chicago Sun-Times
Newspaper – National – Business
Deborah Berry, Nichelle Smith
USA TODAY, Washington, D.C.
Newspaper – National – Feature: Single Story
What Reparations Mean to One American Family
Tracy Jan
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Newspaper – National – News: Investigative
This is What Happens to Us
Robert Samuels, Tracy Jan, Jose Del Real, Aaron Williams
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
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Newspaper – National – News: Single Story
Health Issues for Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans May Cause Coronavirus to Ravage Communities
Deborah Berry
USA TODAY, Washington, D.C.
Newspaper – National – Special Project
USA TODAY 2020 Special Commemorative Edition – The Last of the Lions: Remembering John Lewis
Nichelle Smith, Deborah Berry
USA TODAY, McLean, VA
Newspaper – Regional Over 100,000 – Commentary
“Sincerely, Michelle” A 10-part Series on Money and Race
Michelle Singletary
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Newspaper – Regional Over 100,000 – Feature: Single Story
Barbara Laker, Wendy Ruderman
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Newspaper – Regional Over 100,000 – Investigative
Lisa Gartner, Barbara Laker
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Newspaper – Regional Over 100,000 – News: Series
The Life and Death of John Lewis
Ernie Suggs, Tamar Hallerman, Tia Mitchell
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Newspaper – Regional Over 100,000 – News: Single Story
Racial Bias in Health Care Hurts Patients, But That Can Change
Sarah Gantz
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Newspaper – Regional Over 100,000 – Sports
K’Von Wallace Made it Out of Poverty to Become the Eagles’ Safety
EJ Smith
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
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