The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has selected its nominees for the 2023 Salute to Excellence Awards.
Winners will be announced during the 2023 NABJ Convention & Career Fair, Aug. 2–6, in Birmingham, Alabama. Convention registration is available at NABJConvention.com, where attendees can purchase tickets to the Salute to Excellence Awards Gala, held on Saturday, Aug. 5, through the Attendee Service Center.
The full listing of winners will be posted online after the event.
Nominees with corrections to their submission listings may submit corrections or questions by Tuesday, May 29, 2023, at 5 p.m. ET to awards@nabj.org.
COLLEGIATE
DIGITAL MEDIA
Digital Media – Graduate: Best Use of Multimedia – Special Project
The Housing Crunch
Staff
NYCity News Service, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
Hard Lessons
Staff
NYCity News Service, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
Digital Media – Undergraduate: Online News Reporting
Missing Faces: Why Are So Few Black Men Teachers in New York City?
Amaya McDonald
NYCity News Service, New York, NY
71% of Young Women Voters Want Abortion Affordability, but Are Any N.C. Politicians Really Fighting for It?
Nada Merghani
Campus Echo, Durham, NC
Digital Media – Undergraduate: Online Feature Reporting
A Play in the Key of Life
Amaya McDonald
NYCity News Service, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
Delivering a Tall Order
Amanda Braitman
NYCity News Service, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography – Graduate Only: Multiple Images
Life of a Bronx Mosque
Youcef Bounab
NYCity News Service, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
Photography – Graduate Only: Single Image
‘When We Fight, We Win’
Briana Ellis-Gibbs
NYCity News Service, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
‘No Place is Immune’
Christian Colón
NYCity News Service, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
TELEVISION
Television – Graduate: Best Newscast
Challenges & Resilience
Staff
219 West TV News Magazine, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
NEWSPAPER
Newspaper – Graduate: General News Reporting
Is a New Jeffrey Dahmer Story Really Worth It?
Samantha Latson
Chicago Crusader, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL
DIGITAL MEDIA
Digital Media – Business
Wells Fargo Rejected Half Its Black Applicants in Mortgage Refinancing Boom
Shawn Donnan, Ann Choi, Hannah Levitt, Christopher Cannon
Bloomberg News, New York, NY
Minneapolis Man Seeks Reparations From the Church That Enslaved His Ancestors
Lee Hawkins, Brandt Williams, Cathy Wurzer
American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minnesota
Talley and Twine
Lisa Godley, Neil Grochmal
WHRO Public Media, Norfolk, VA
Digital Media – Commentary/Weblog
Four Philadelphia Mothers Reflect on How They’ve Dealt With Their Sons’ Murders and the Misconceptions About Their Grief
Lakeidra Chavis
The Marshall Project, New York, NY
A Collection of Columns by Mary C. Curtis
Mary Curtis
Roll Call, Washington, D.C.
Racial Wealth Gap Series
Amber Payne, Deborah Douglas, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Mandi Woodruff-Santos, Andre Perry
The Emancipator, Boston, MA
Hear Africa Calling
John Fountain
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
A Collection of Columns by Suzette Hackney
Suzette Hackney
USA TODAY, McLean, VA
Digital Media – Interactive: Feature
The Wealth Vortex
Jamie Smith Hopkins, Camille Petersen, Mitchell Johnson, Isabel Carter
Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C.
Transmitter Media, Brooklyn, NY
Gen Z on Voting: ‘We’re the Wrong Generation to Piss Off’
Mahlia Posey and Breanna Muir
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Digital Media – Interactive: News
Landlord Reduces Crime 96% in Cleveland Avenue Community
Kaitlyn Ross, Makayla Richards
11Alive/WXIA, Atlanta, GA
Digital Media – International Reporting: Single Story Feature
The Existence of Multiple Sclerosis in Zambia
Farah Dosani
The World, Boston, MA
As Rising Seas Destroy Ghana’s Coastal Communities, Researchers Warn Against a Seawall-only Solution
Erica Ayisi
Mongabay
Being Black in Canada: My Journey Here
Tamika Forrester, Nazima Walji, Diane Campbell, Farhan Ahmad
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, Ontario
My Family Lived Under British Rule in Jamaica. Their Struggle Can’t be Forgotten.
Cianna Greaves
WBEZ Chicago
Digital Media – International Reporting: Single Story News
How African Students in Ukraine Are Leading Their Own Rescue Efforts
Char Adams
NBC News Digital, New York, NY
Digital Media – Online Project: Feature
Long Division: The Persistence of Race Science
Staff
Undark Magazine, Cambridge, MA
Uneven Ground
Todd Price, Mackensy Lunsford, George Walker IV, Liz Schubauer
The Tennessean, Nashville TN
The Last Responders: A Series on Those Who Help Communities Grieving Over Gun Violence
Cara Anthony
KFF Health News, Washington, D.C./St. Louis, MO
The Right to Read
Aliyya Swaby, Annie Waldman, Mauricio Rodríquez Pons, Asia Fields
ProPublica, New York, NY
The Lasting Legacy of Redlining
Staff
FiveThirtyEight, New York, NY
ABC News Digital: Buffalo: Healing From Hate
Garnell Whitfield Jr., Alysha Webb, Bill Hutchinson, Jade Lawson, Staff of ABC News Digital
What’s Going Right About Black Life? The Black Progress Index Tells Us What, Where, and How
Andre Perry, Deborah Douglas, Amber Payne, Donna Owens
The Emancipator, Boston, MA
Digital Media: Online Project: News
Overpolicing Parents: How America’s CPS Dragnet Ensnares Families
Eli Hager, Agnel Philip, Mike Hixenbaugh, Suzy Khimm, Hannah Rappleye
Deaths in the Family
Insider Staff
Insider, New York, NY
The Price Kids Pay
Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi Cohen
ProPublica, New York, NY
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL
Digital Media – Single Story: Feature
The Death of Daniel Prude and the Birth of a Thousand Lies
Joe Sexton
The Trace, Brooklyn, NY
The Sunday Long Read, New York, NY
The Tragedy of North Birmingham
Max Blau
ProPublica, New York, NY
Still Loading
Aaron Sankin, Leon Yin
The Markup, New York, NY
Her Name Was Shirley
Reniqua Allen-Lamphere
Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Esquire, New York
When is a Lynching a Lynching?
Jordan Smith
Pulitzer Crisis for Center Reporting, Washington, D.C.
The Guardian, London, United Kingdom
White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.
Nicole Carr
ProPublica, New York, NY
Digital Media – Single Story: News
ABC News Digital: Buffalo: Healing From Hate, Garnell Whitfield Jr.
Alysha Webb, Bill Hutchinson, Jade Lawson, Staff of ABC News Digital
How a Wealthy Cleveland Suburb Profits From Ticketing Black Drivers
Mark Puente, Cid Standifer, Stan Donaldson Jr., Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, Katie Park, Tara Morgan
The Marshall Project – Cleveland, OH WEWS – News 5 Cleveland, OH
Preserving Black Heritage: Activists Fight to Save Historic Site and Their Culture
Esther Schrader
Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL
This D.C. Housing Program is a ‘Top Priority.’ Why Do Repairs Take Years?
Ashley Clarke, Amy DiPierro
Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C.
Washington Informer, Washington, D.C.
Digital Media – Sports
How Every Black Coach That’s Been Hired in the NFL Since 2000 Has Fared
Carron Phillips
Deadspin, Chicago, IL
What the Lack of Tights for Black Figure Skaters Says About the Sport
Claretta Bellamy
NBC News Digital, New York, NY
Black College Students: An Endangered Species, Unless They Play Ball
Derrick Z. Jackson
The American Prospect
MAGAZINE
Magazine – Under 1 Million: Commentary/Essay
The Summer Black Queer Music Took Over
Ernest Owens
Rolling Stone, Philadelphia, PA
The Case for Leaving America to Escape Racism: ‘As a Black Woman, I Want Freedom From Oppression. So I’m Finally Plotting My Exit.’
DeNeen L. Brown
The Washington Post Magazine, Washington, D.C.
Magazine – Under 1 Million: Business
A Once Radical Idea to Close the Wealth Gap Is Actually Happening
Ben Steverman
Bloomberg Businessweek, New York, NY
From Starbucks to Cease-and-Desist: The Implosion of a Philly Racial Justice Org
Ernest Owens
Philadelphia Magazine, Philadelphia, PA
Magazine – Under 1 Million: General Reporting
Hampton University: The Harvey Legacy
Yolanda McCutchen
HBCU Times, Orangeburg, SC
Can Ryan Boyer Change How Philly Unions Do Politics?
Ernest Owens
Philadelphia Magazine, Philadelphia, PA
Magazine – Under 1 Million: International
A Racist Tweet Wasn’t the Only Problem at Elite London Firm
Olivia Konotey-Ahulu
Bloomberg Businessweek, New York, NY
Magazine – Under 1 Million: Investigative
The Rise and Rupture of Campaign Zero
Ernest Owens
New York Magazine, Philadelphia, PA
Magazine – Under 1 Million: Specialty
The Right Foundation
Derrick Z. Jackson, Dr. Michelle D. Holmes
A.T. Journeys Magazine, Cambridge, MA
Magazine – Under 1 Million: Sports
‘Let’s Take This as an Opportunity’: How Youth Hockey is Curbing Racism
Evan F. Moore
Global Sport Matters, Tempe, AZ
PHOTOJOURNALISM
Photojournalism – Photography: Multiple Images
Behold: Black L.A. in the Spotlight
Jason Armond
Los Angeles Times, El Segundo, CA
Murders of Black Women Rose During the Pandemic. The Solving of Their Cases Fell.
Akilah Townsend
The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY
Owning Their Cowboy Culture
Jason Armond
Los Angeles Times, El Segundo, CA
Photojournalism – Photography: Single Image
Grief in the Bronx
J. Conrad Williams, Jr.
Newsday – Photo, Melville, NY
‘Twon Was One Of Us’: Dozens Gather to Remember Antione Manning, 14-Year-Old Killed on Halloween
Tyrone Turner
WAMU 88.5/DCist, Washington, D.C.
‘We Want Them to Feel Uplifted’: This Health Clinic Fills a Gap in Care for Pregnant People in Wards 7 and 8
Dee Dwyer
WAMU/DCist, Washington, D.C.
Photojournalism – Photography: Videography
Ibram X. Kendi Explains Why White Supremacy Is the Ultimate Diversion
Amber Payne, Deborah Douglas, Ibram Kendi, Hakim Farjardo, Rayner Ramirez
The Emancipator, Boston, MA
Dunia: From Tragedy to Triumph
Staff
Newsday – Video, Melville, NY
Pandemic Babies are Behind After Years of Stress, Isolation Affected Brain Development
Jarrad Henderson
USA Today
PODCAST
Podcast – Arts & Culture
Into America: Get Your Freaknik On
Trymaine Lee, Aisha Turner, Into America Podcast Team
MSNBC, New York, NY
National Geographic: Into the Depths
Tara Roberts, Francesca Panetta, Carla Wills, Alyea Pierce, Davar Ardalan, Whitney Johnson
National Geographic, Washington, D.C.
Into America with Trymaine Lee: Christmas, but Make It Black
Trymaine Lee, Aisha Turner, Into America Podcast Team
MSNBC, New York, NY
Podcast – Commentary & Discussion
Into America Presents: The Power of the Black Vote
Hosted by Trymaine Lee
Trymaine Lee, Aisha Turner, Into America Podcast team
MSNBC, New York, NY
Post Reports: How the Abortion Ruling Could Impact Black Women
Akilah Johnson, Ariel Plotnick, Sean Carter, Martine Powers, Sabby Robinson, Reena Flores
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
ABC News Audio: Life Out Loud: Divas | Jody Watley, Stephanie Mills, Emil Wilbekin
LZ Granderson, Treavor Hastings, Lakeia Brown, Brenda Salinas Baker
ABC News, New York, NY
Into America with Trymaine Lee: Buffalo’s Road to Recovery
Trymaine Lee, Aisha Turner, Into America Podcast Team
MSNBC, New York
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Yvonne Latty, Sammy Caiola, Sarah Glover, Jordan Gass-Pooré, Al Banks, Emir Matouk
WHYY News
Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting
Philadelphia, PA
Podcast – Lifestyle
Into America Presents: Reconstructed
Hosted by Trymaine Lee
Trymaine Lee, Aisha Turner, Into America Podcast Team
MSNBC, New York, NY
Into America with Trymaine Lee: Bethesda’s Lost Colony
Aisha Turner, Trymaine Lee, Into America Podcast Team
MSNBC, New York, NY
Great Grief
Staff
WUNC, North Carolina Public Radio, Chapel Hill, NC
Podcast – Sports
Into America with Trymaine Lee: Blue Skies, Black Wings
Trymaine Lee, Aisha Turner, Into America Podcast Team
MSNBC, New York, NY
Post Reports: How the NFL Sidelines Black Coaches
Martine Powers, Jerry Brewer, Michael Lee, Arjun Singh, Sean Carter, Maggie Penman
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
PR & MARKETING CAMPAIGNS
PR & Marketing Campaigns – Cause Related – Business & Products
Dad’s Precious Cargo
Randy L. Jones, APR
Culture Brands (On Behalf of Hyundai Motor America)
RADIO
Radio – Market 16 & Below: Feature
The Base for America’s First Black Marines is Threatened by the Effects of Climate Change
Jay Price
WUNC, Chapel Hill, NC
No Stone Unturned: Preserving Slave Cemeteries in Alabama
Pat Duggins, Joe Moody, Nala Pena
Alabama Public Radio, Tuscaloosa, AL
What Does It Mean to Be a Black Conservative in Colorado?
Anthony Gorman, Alejandro Alonso-Galva, Megan Verlee
Colorado Public Radio, Denver, CO
Radio – Market 16 & Below: News Series
Getting Off the Bus
Steve Harrison
WFAE, Charlotte, NC
Radio – Market 16 & Below: Public Affairs: Segment
Why We Can’t Look Away From Black Horror
Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao, Omisade Burney-Scott, Amanda Magnus, Jenni Lawson
WUNC Public Radio, Durham, NC
Danville Pastor Urges Those “On the Fence” to Get Vaccinated
Tinisha Spain, Reginald Hardwick
Illinois Public Media (WILL-AM/FM/TV), Urbana, IL
Another View: Live From the Buffalo Soldiers Convention
Barbara Hamm Lee, Lisa Godley, Todd Washburn, Victor Bowen
WHRO Public Media, Norfolk, VA
Beneath the Surface: Closing the Education Gap
Lisa Godley, Barbara Hamm Lee, Todd Washburn
WHRO Public Media, Norfolk, VA
EQUALibrium: An Exploration of Race and Equity in Charlotte
Mary Curtis, Dante Miller, Wendy Herkey
WFAE, Charlotte, NC
Radio – Network: Feature
Race Is Often Used as Medical Shorthand for How Bodies Work. Some Doctors Want to Change That.
Rae Ellen Bichell, Cara Anthony, John Dankosky, Kathleen Davis, Taunya English, Joe Martinez
KFF Health News/Science Friday, Washington, D.C./New York, NY
ABC News Audio: The Food Desert
Derricke Dennis, Aaron Ferrer, Francisco Perez, Emily Schutz
ABC News Radio, New York, NY
A New Georgia Voting Law Reduced Ballot Drop Boxes in Places That Used Them Most
Stephen Fowler, Sam Gringlas, Jingnan Huo, Cheryl W. Thompson
NPR
Radio – Top 15 Markets: Documentary
LEGACY
Andrew Craig, Melissa Gray, Sarah Oliver, Evie Stone
Weekend Edition, National Public Radio (NPR), Washington, D.C.
Line in the Land
Elizabeth Trovall, Joey Palacios, Stephania Corpi, Sofía Sánchez, Dan Katz
Texas Public Radio, San Antonio, TX
Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX
You Don’t Have to Ride Jim Crow! 75th Anniversary Radio Special
Robin Washington
Wisconsin Public Radio, Madison, WI
Detention by Design
Daniel Rivero
WLRN News, Miami, FL
Radio – Top 15 Markets: Commentary
Callie Crossley Commentaries
Callie Crossley
GBH News, Boston, MA
Radio – Top 15 Markets: Feature
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s First Black Principal Dancer Will Not Be Its Last
Diana Opong, Carol Smith, Megan Farmer
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, Seattle, WA
Mr. Calvin C. Johnson Jr. Votes
Lisa Rayam, Lily Oppenheimer
WABE/PBA, Atlanta, GA
The Sunset Lounge in West Palm Beach is Trying to Bring Back its Glory Days
Wilkine Brutus
WLRN News, Miami, FL
This Prince George’s County Plantation Museum is Bringing Stories of Enslaved People Out of the Shadows
Aja Drain, Kayla Hewitt, Ryan Benk
WAMU 88.5/DCist, Washington, D.C.
Radio – Top 15 Markets: Investigative
20 Shots in a Second: They’re Not Just Handguns Anymore
Chip Mitchell, Frank Main, Tom Schuba, Matt Kiefer
WBEZ Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Public Media
Radio – Top 15 Markets: News: Series
‘My Kids Are in Pain Now and Need Relief Now’: How Local Families Cope With Sickle Cell Disease
Tamika Smith, Tyrone Turner
WAMU 88.5/DCist, Washington, D.C.
It is Happening Here: Massachusetts Has a Growing ‘Neo-Nazi’ Movement
Phillip Martin, Paul Singer
GBH News, Boston, MA
Radio – Top 15 Markets: Public Affairs: Segment
Buffalo’s Black Community is Reeling After Being Targeted by a Mass Shooting
Haili Blassingame, Jenn White
WAMU 88.5 American University Radio, Washington, D.C.
What’s Happening in Haiti?
Arfie Ghedi, Jenn White
WAMU 88.5 American University Radio, Washington, D.C.
First Black Women Elected to the Minnesota Senate
Angela Davis, Samantha Matsumoto, Matthew Alvarez
Minnesota Public Radio, KNOW
TELEVISION
Television – Market 16 And Below: Documentary
Trayvon Martin – 10 Years Later
Alvin Patrick, Gayle King, Jericka Duncan, James Brown, Mark Strassman, Nancy Lane
Staff of Race and Culture Unit of CBS News
CBS News, New York, NY
The Living Truth: The Emmett Till Story
Alexis Rogers, Joy Hernandez, Zackary Deal, Troy Butler, Tai Payne, Alex Hadley
WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN
ABC News Studios l Onyx l Hulu: Aftershock
Tonya Lewis Lee, Paula Eiselt
ABC News Studios, Onyx Collective, Hulu, New York, NY
Television – Market 16 And Below: Feature: Long Form
Delivering Better Results
Courtney Gousman, Janelle Bass Hawthorne
WEWS, Cleveland, OH
Black Men Are More Likely to Face Wrongful Incarceration and Harsher Penalties Than Any Other Group
Jessica Larche
WTKR-TV News 3,
Norfolk, VA
Serena Williams’ Career Through the Lens of Newsday’s J. Conrad Williams, Jr.
Newsday Staff
Newsday, Melville, NY
The Best Medicine
Sabrina Wilson, Kevin Duckworth
WVUE-TV (FOX 8 NEWS), New Orleans, LA
Television – Market 16 And Below: Feature: Short Form
Freewoods Farm in South Carolina
Derrion Henderson
WMBF News, Myrtle Beach, SC
HBCU Bands
Rod Carter, Terrance Evans
WNCN CBS 17, Raleigh, NC
Mothers of Gynecology
Sherri Jackson, Marlon Price
WIAT-TV, Birmingham, AL
Television – Market 16 And Below: General Assignment News: Long Form
Letters from M.O.M.S: Mothers of Murdered Sons
Sherri Jackson, Mikki Harris, Lee Hedgepeth, Jen Cardone, Mark Hendren
CBS 42 WIAT-TV, Birmingham, AL
It’s ‘White Supremacy,’ Stop Pretending. ‘Now My Mother is Gone!’
Claudine Ewing, J Dooley O’Rourke
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY
Black Nouveau: Unforgettable
Everett Marshburn, Jason Piekarz, Chris Michalski
Milwaukee PBS, Milwaukee, WI
Television – Market 16 And Below: General Assignment News: Short Form
Suing SMUD
Brandi Cummings, Paul Westbrook, Brandon Atchison
KCRA 3, Sacramento, CA
The Historic Magnolia House
Karla Redditte
Spectrum News 1, Charlotte, NC
Television – Market 16 And Below: Investigative
‘It Was a Clerical Error’ and a Black Man is Back in Prison
Claudine Ewing, Scott May
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY
Dine at Home Discrepancy
Brandi Cummings, Tamara Richter, Marcelino Navarro
KCRA 3, Sacramento, CA
Former Basketball Coach Set Free Following News 3 Investigation
Jessica Larche
WTKR-TV News 3, Norfolk, VA
Television – Market 16 And Below: Public Affairs: Program
Honoring Black History – Mind, Body, Soul
Warren Trent, Byron Brown, Justin Burks, Leah Williams, Kayla Thompson, Anthony Howard
WJTV 12 News, Jackson, MS
Buffalo Supermarket Mass Shooting: Black People Killed, Why?
Claudine Ewing, Pete Gallivan, Scott May, David Szafranski, Ashley Holder,
Franco Ardito
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, New York
Television – Market 16 And Below: Public Affairs: Segment
Black Nouveau: Enslaved, Indentured, Free
Alexandria Mack, Brian Ewig, Chris Michalski
Milwaukee PBS, Milwaukee, WI
Television – Market 16 And Below: Specialty
Doctors Facing Discrimination
Brandi Cummings, Tamara Richter, Victor Nieto, Miguel Solorio
KCRA 3, Sacramento, CA
Black Nouveau: Dear Chloe Project
Alexandria Mack, Justin Migliano, Chris Michalski, Darin Malkowski, Brian Ewig
Milwaukee PBS, Milwaukee, WI
Television – Market 16 And Below: Sports
Serena Williams’ Career Through the Lens of Newsday’s J. Conrad Williams, Jr.
Newsday Staff
Newsday, Melville, NY
Television – Market 16 And Below: Spot News
‘White Supremacist’ Kills Black People in a Grocery Store
Claudine Ewing, Scott Levin
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY
Television – Network: Documentary
The Model City: How Police Reform Failed In Breonna Taylor’s Hometown
Carrie Cochran, Karen Rodriguez, Eleanor Klibanoff, Maia Rosenfeld, Maren Machles, Rosie Cima
Scripps News and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
Boiling Point: A City’s Fight for Clean Water
Nirma Hasty, Brock Stoneham, Tate James, Zinhle Essamuah, Yara Bishara, Marshall Crook
NBC News Digital/NBC News NOW
60 Minutes: Sharswood
Lesley Stahl, Shari Finkelstein, Braden Cleveland Bergan, Daniel Glucksman, Colette Richards
CBS News
Television – Network: Feature: Long Form
SC Featured: Net Worth
Jenna Contreras, Jason Sanchez Rosa, Joe Disney, Ben Webber, José Morales, Craig Lazarus
ESPN, Bristol, CT
Grave Injustice
Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve, Jorge Garcia
CBS News 60 Minutes
ABC News Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom, A Juneteenth Celebration – Music Ownership
Janai Norman, Cat McKenzie, Dax Tejera, Emily Bodenberg, Melissa Modeste
Television – Network: Feature: Short Form
String Queens
Michelle Miller, Ricky Irving, Shawna Thomas, Patrick Jacques, Lincoln Frost
CBS Mornings, CBS News
Honoring the Women of the 6888 Unit
Cecilia Fang, Erin McGarry, Justin CeCe, Mike Gemelli, Bryan Baeta, Al Roker, Tom Mazzarelli, Allie Markowitz
TODAY, New York, NY
Generation Next: Bik Bok
Al Roker, Cecilia Fang, Chemene Pelzer, Eric Pfriender, Luz Diaz, Miguel Toran, Tom Mazzarelli, Allie Markowitz
TODAY, New York, NY
New Orleans Four
Rehema Ellis, Paul Manson, Hannah Van Winkle, Anthony Innarelli
NBC News, Sunday Today with Willie Geist
Television – Network: General Assignment News: Long Form
ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis: Homeschooling
Steve Osunsami, Lulit Tadesse, Caterina Barbera Kipreos, Brianti Downing, Seni Tienabeso
ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis: When Innocence Isn’t Enough
Linsey Davis, Jon Schlosberg, Gabriella Abdul Hakim, Seni Tienabeso, Anna Katherine Ping
ABC News, New York, NY
Unprotected: Inside the Child Welfare Crisis
Antonia Hylton, Kate Snow, Stephanie Gosk, Ramon Taylor, Kristen Powers, Hannah Rappleye
Staff of NBC News Investigative, New York, NY
Staff of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, New York, NY
Television – Network: General Assignment News: Short Form
Texas School District Accused of Inaction Over Racist Bullying of Black Students
Antonia Hylton, Eric Salzman, Mary Godie
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, New York, NY
The Fight Over Land Reparations for Black Families
Aaron Gilchrist, Janelle Richards, Devyn Rafols-Nunez
NBC News, New York, NY
Justice for All: Inside NYC’s Notorious Rikers Island
Lester Holt, Kim Cornett, Dan Slepian, Fallon Gallagher, Justin Ratchford, Meghan Rafferty
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
NBC News, New York, NY
Television – Network: International
Driven By Hunger: Climate Change in Africa
Adam Verdugo, Shawna Thomas, Debora Patta, Sarah Carter, Meshack Dube, Steve Berriman
CBS News
ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis: Somalia on the Brink of Starvation
Matt Gutman, Seni Tienabeso,, Gabriella Abdul Hakim, Robert Zepeda, Angus Hines
Why Shea Butter Makers In Ghana Are Fighting for Their Livelihoods
Nikita Grant, Reem Makhoul, Barbara Corbellini Duarte, Teresa Zhang, Erica Berenstein
Television – Network: Investigative
ABC News Nightline: Housing Divide
Jessica Hopper, Tonya Simpson, Mark Nichols, Meagan Redman, Cindy Galli, Eman Varoqua, David Scott
Jackson, Mississippi’s Fight for Clean Water
Zinhle Essamuah, Mary Godie, Janelle Richards, Yamiche Alcindor, Arleen Aguasvivas
NBC News, New York, NY
48 Hours ‘Please Don’t Tell’
David Begnaud, Staff, 48 Hours CBS News
CBS News, New York, NY
Television – Network: Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
Beyond Limits: Name, Image, Likeness
Sarah M. Kazadi-Ndoye, Niya Walker, Ade Ellis, Kidje Theano
CBS
Into America: The Power of the Black Vote – HBCU Tour With Trymaine Lee
Trymaine Lee, Stefanie Cargill, ‘Into America’ Podcast Team, REJ Unit, Betsy Korona, Geoff Hoffmann
NBC News Group, New York, NY
Beyond Limits: Driving Change
Ellis Williams, Niya Walker, Kayona Ebony Brown, David Swartz, Staff
CBS
Television – Network: Public Affairs: Program
ABC News 20/20: Gone Before the Storm
Staff of ABC News 20/20
Television – Network: Public Affairs: Segment
ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis: The Battle Over Buckhead
Steve Osunsami, Seni Tienabeso, Malka Abramoff, Brandon Baur
60 Minutes: Hope Chicago
Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve, Matthew Richman
CBS News
60 Minutes: The Big Quit
Bill Whitaker, Rome Hartman, Sara Kuzmarov, Patrick Lee
CBS News
Television – Network: Specialty
Raw Sewage & Racial Inequality Investigation
Yamiche Alcindor, Olympia Sonnier, Kailani Koenig, Jay Blackman, Kirk Reid, Erik Carlson
MSNBC
Ending Skin Tone Disparity in Dermatology
Baldwin Tang, Fiona Rutherford, Kayla Shea
Bloomberg News, New York, NY
How Uterine Fibroids Disproportionately Affect Black Women
Priscilla Thompson, Kevin Urgiles, Jordan Malter, Michael Solmsen, Janelle Rodriguez
NBC News, New York, NY
ABC News Nightline: Birthing While Black
Janai Norman, Kandis Mascall, Deborah Kim, Candace Smith Chekwa, Meagan Redman, Eman Varoqua
Television – Network: Sports
Monday Night Countdown: Black QB Roundtable
ESPN
ABC News Studios: Grails
Hannah Storm, Steve Bartles, Shawn Costner, Johnson McKelvy, Jason Weichelt, Carmen Belmont
ABC News Studios, New York, NY
Going for Gold: Meet Long Track Speed Skater Erin Jackson
Antonia Hylton, Laura Allenbaugh, Kristen Powers
NBC News
ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis: Who is Flau’jae
Deb Roberts, Seni Tienabeso, Jon Schlosberg, Osej Serratos, Janice McDonald
ABC News, New York, NY
Television – Network: Spot News
NBC Nightly News: Deadly Supermarket Shooting Rocks Buffalo Community
Staff, NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt
NBC News, New York, NY
The Killing of Patrick Lyoya
Shaquille Brewster, Noah Frick-Alofs, Mike Solmsen, Scott Newell, Mark Ringo, Rene Greblo
NBC News Group, New York, NY
ABC News World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline: Tragedy in Buffalo
Staffs of World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline
Television – Top 15 Markets: Documentary
What’s Your Home Worth? A WUSA 9 Special Report
Larry Miller, Loriston Sindass, Thomas Kopania, Ruth Morton, Stephanie Wilson
WUSA9, Washington, D.C.
Police on Trial
Mike Shum, Marcia Robiou, Libor Jany, FRONTLINE (PBS) Staff, Star Tribune Staff
FRONTLINE, Boston, MA
American Reckoning
Yoruba Richen, Brad Lichtenstein, Hillary Bachelder, FRONTLINE (PBS) Staff, Retro Report Staff
FRONTLINE, Boston, MA
Television – Top 15 Markets: Feature: Long Form
A New Law Could Clean Up One of America’s Most Polluted Neighborhoods
Elizabeth McCauley, Abby Narishkin, Mark Miller, Will Storey, Daniel Allen, Erica Berenstein
Insider, New York, NY
Land of Their Fathers: A WUSA 9 Special Report
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WUSA9, Washington, D.C.
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WUSA9, Washington, D.C.
Television – Top 15 Markets: Feature: Short Form
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Emily Judem, Meghan Smith
GBH News, Boston, MA
Juneteenth Joy
Phil Taitt, Jose Sanchez, Aime Rodriguez
News 12, Bronx , NY
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11Alive/WXIA, Atlanta, GA
Television – Top 15 Markets: General Assignment News: Long Form
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Delia Goncalves, James Hash, Stephanie Wilson, Dion Wiggins
WUSA9, Washington, D.C.
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Jonathan McCall, Katie Wilcox, Phillip Matthews, Roberto Duarte, Chris Latella
KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ, TEGNA Broadcasting
Television – Top 15 Markets: Investigative
A Different Cry
Madison Carter, Donesha Aldridge, Erin Peterson, Matt Livingston, Ciara Frisbie, Neima Abdulahi
WXIA 11Alive, Atlanta, GA
Erased: Cemetery Task Force Concerns
Emerald Morrow, Carter Schumacher, Gene Yagle, Dennis Hollingsworth, Sasan Khosravi, Paul Thorson
10 Tampa Bay (WTSP-TV), Saint Petersburg, FL
Television – Top 15 Markets: Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion
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Delores Edwards, Kristen Pope, Kenrick Mercado, Bill Francis, Jack Doyle
Basic Black, GBH News, Boston, MA
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Neima Abdulahi, Meredith Sheldon, Mike Nicolas, Chris Peters, Erin Peterson
11Alive/WXIA, Atlanta, GA
Television – Top 15 Markets: Specialty
Dying for Life
Tara Rosenblum, Audrey Gruber, Alan Flamenhaft, Jean Salzarulo
News 12 Network, Rye Brook, NY
Television – Top 15 Markets: Sports
WUSA 9 Exclusive With Star Frances Tiafoe
Darren Haynes
WUSA9, Washington, D.C.
Field of Dreams
Nadia Galindo, Karina Sorto-Kai
News 12 Westchester/Hudson Valley, Bethpage, NY
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Slaves, Lies and Racial Healing
Lee Hawkins, Douglas Belkin
The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY
Why Some Black Women Won’t or Can’t Quit Hair Relaxers – Even as the Dangers Become clearer Deborah Douglas
The Guardian, New York, NY
‘We’ve Slipped into Forgetfulness’: Charleston Church Shooting Survivors Demand Gun Control
Deborah Berry, Josh Morgan
USA Today, Washington, D.C.
Newspaper – National: News: Series
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Fenit Nirappil, Mark Johnson
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Slaveholders in Congress
Julie Weil, Leo Dominguez, Adrian Blanco
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Holding Corporate America to Account on Race
Ray Smith, Kathryn Dill
The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY
Newspaper – National: News: Single Story
Murders of Black Women Rose During the Pandemic. The Solving of Their Cases Fell.
Zusha Elinson, Dan Frosch
The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY
‘People Ought to Get Used to Seeing Us’: More Black Women are Running for Office
Deborah Berry
USA Today, Washington, D.C.
Newspaper – National: Sports
For Dreadlocked NFL Players, Hair Is a Point of Pride
Emmanuel Morgan
New York Times, New York, NY
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 50 & Below: Commentary/Essay
50 Cent a Word
John W. Fountain
Chicago Crusader, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 50 & Below: Feature: Single Story
Trayvon Martin’s Legacy: Push for Social, Criminal Justice Reform Lives on 10 Years After 17-Year-Old’s Death
Wayne Washington
The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, FL
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 50 & Below: News: Single Story
‘Fifth Little Girl’ in Birmingham Church Bombing and Her Nurse at Hospital Reunite – After 6 Decades
Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times, Birmingham, AL
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 50 & Below: Specialty
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Ava Kian
MinnPost, Minneapolis, MN
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 51 – 100: Feature: Series
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James Causey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 51 – 100: Commentary/Essay
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Breaking the Stigma of Suicide Requires Honest Conversation
James Causey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
John Fountain Columns
John Fountain
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
America the Beautiful
John Fountain
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 51 – 100: Feature: Single Story
‘Tragedy’ to Triumph: How a Shooting at a Back-to-School Giveaway Became a Cause for Song and Hope
Sophie Sherry
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 51 – 100: Investigative
Handguns Easily Turned into High-capacity Machine Guns Fuel Growing Violence
Frank Main, Stephanie Zimmermann, Tom Schuba, Chip Mitchell
Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 51 – 100: News Series
Fighting for Air
Talis Shelbourne
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
Chicago City Hall Under Mayor Lori Lightfoot Accused of Environmental Racism
Brett Chase
Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 51 – 100: Specialty
Vaccinated at the Ball
Chicago Sun-Times/The Journalist’s Resource
Chicago, IL
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 51 – 100: Sports
‘Does Anybody Want to Talk About It?’ Youth Football Coach a Shepherd Through Buffalo Mass Shooting
Jason Wolf
The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 101 – 200: Commentary/Essay
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Ande Richards
The Star-Ledger/NJ.com, Iselin, NJ
Columns by Daysi Calavia-Robertson
Daysi Calavia-Robertson
The Star-Ledger/NJ.com, Iselin, NJ
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 101 – 200: Investigative
N.J. Town Paid $400K+ to Conceal Alleged Racist Slurs by Mayor, Police Chief
Riley Yates, S.P. Sullivan, Deion Johnson
The Star-Ledger/NJ.com, Iselin, NJ
N.J.’s Cannabis Commission Can’t Shake Discrimination, Fraud Allegations
Jelani Gibson
The Star-Ledger/NJ.com, Iselin, NJ
Dangerous Dwellings
Alan Judd, Willoughby Mariano, Johnny Edwards
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 101 – 200: News: Series
The NAACP National Convention in Atlantic City
Brent Johnson, Matt Arco, Vashti Harris, Ted Sherman, Ande Richards
The Star-Ledger/NJ.com, Iselin, NJ
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 101 – 200: News: Single Story
Black Members on N.J. Cannabis Commission Dissatisfied With Big Weed Social Justice Promises
Jelani Gibson
The Star-Ledger/NJ.com, Iselin, NJ
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 101 – 200: Business
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Jelani Gibson
The Star-Ledger/NJ.com, Iselin, NJ
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 201 & Above: Commentary/Essay
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LZ Granderson
Los Angeles Times, El Segundo, CA
Commentary Based on Reporting Conducted by Jenice Armstrong About Black Life in and Around Philadelphia
Jenice Armstrong
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Columns by Erika D. Smith
Erika Smith
Los Angeles Times, El Segundo, CA
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 201 & Above: Feature: Single Story
Behold: Black L.A. in the Spotlight
Jason Armond, Kenan Draughorne
Los Angeles Times, El Segundo, CA
What the Racist Massacre in Buffalo Stole From One Family
Troy Closson, Stephen Merelman
The New York Times, New York, NY
Owning Their Cowboy Culture
Jason Armond, Tyrone Beason
Los Angeles Times, El Segundo, CA
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 201 & Above: News: Series
A More Perfect Union: A Special Project From The Inquirer Examining the Roots of Systemic Racism in America Through Institutions Founded in Philadelphia
Layla Jones, Zoe Greenberg, Samantha Melamed
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 201 & Above: News: Single Story
‘Minutes to Turn This Around’
Wendy Ruderman
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Congress Urged to Address Hate Crimes, But ‘Hate is a Hell of a Motivator.’ Will Passing Laws Help?
Deborah Berry, Ledyard King, Bart Jansen
USA TODAY
City’s Plan for $500K Harriet Tubman Monument Comes Under Fire for Not Being Open to Black Artists
Valerie Russ
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 201 & Above: Specialty
When the Water Breaks: America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis Traces Back to Philadelphia, Home to the Nation’s First Delivery Wards
Layla Jones
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Solving the Climate Crisis Will Help Both ‘Sacrifice Zones’ and ‘Cute’ Puffins
Derrick Jackson
Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 201 & Above: Sports
Ime Udoka Was Selfish and Unprofessional, but Blame the Celtics for This Mess, Too
Gary Washburn
Boston Globe, Boston, MA
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