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2021 PROFESSIONAL NEWSPAPER SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE WINNERS

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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 Truth in Black and White

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

Coronavirus Layoffs Disproportionately Hurt Black and Latino Workers: ‘It’s Almost Like Doomsday is Coming

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

The Moment of Change

Barbara Laker, Wendy Ruderman

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA


Newspaper Regional Over 100,000 Investigative

Hope, Help, Harm: At the Nation’s Leading Behavioral Health Nonprofit for Youth, Devereux Staff Abused Children in Their Care for Years 

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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