NEWSPAPER - COLLEGIATE > Sports Reporting
Mission Possible: Howard Defeats UNLV In Historic Victory
Lawrence Dow
The Hilltop-Howard University
ONLINE - COLLEGIATE > Best Use of Multimedia - Special Project
Alibi and Faith
Rachel Fobar
Northwestern University The Medill Justice Project
Birthing Inequity: Black Women and infants in Oakland are Experiencing Negative Health Outcomes at
Much Higher Rates than Women of Other Races. Here’s Why–and What’s Being Done About It.
Drew Costley, Sarah Hoenicke, Sarah Cahlan
Oakland North University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Troubled Water
Carnegie-Knight News21
Arizona State University Carnegie-Knight News21
ONLINE - COLLEGIATE > Online Feature Reporting
Study Allows Families to Try Food as Medicine
Drew Costley
Oakland North
As Cryptocurrency soars, African Americans don’t want to be left behind
Ayanna Alexander,Mark Beckford, Howard University Department of Media Journalism and Film
Howard University News Service
ONLINE - COLLEGIATE > Online News Reporting
NO FINALISTS
PHOTOGRAPHY - COLLEGIATE > Multiple Images
Doulahood, Mommyhood
Drew Costley
Oakland North
University of California-Berkeley
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PHOTOGRAPHY COLLEGIATE > Single Image -
No Finalists
CAUSE RELATED MARKETING CAMPAIGNS > (Cause Related) -
PR/Marketing/Advertising- Business – Products
Ford HBCU Drive2Greatness
Randy L. Jones, Rajoille Register, Kayla Wimbush
UniWorld Group on behalf of the Ford Motor Company
DIGITAL MEDIA > Commentary/Weblog
Brittney Cooper's Cosmopolitan.com Commentary
Brittney Cooper
Cosmopolitan.com
Derrick Z. Jackson At-Large Commentary
Derrick Z. Jackson
Boston Globe and ESPN's the Undefeated
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)
Karen Attiah, Gillian Brockell, Kate Woodsome
The Washington Post
"Using Basketball"
Jackie MacMullen
ESPN.com
DIGITAL MEDIA > Interactive: Feature
Seahawks' Michael Bennett is an Activist Disguised as a Football Player
Lois Nam
ESPN's The Undefeated
We Are Witnesses
Neil Barsky, Jenny Carchman
The Marshall Project
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DIGITAL MEDIA > Interactive: News
Lost Mothers
Ranjani Chakraborty, Adriana Gallardo, Nina Martin, Renee Montagne, Annie Waldman
ProPublica and NPR
DIGITAL MEDIA > Online Project: Feature
A Definitive Timeline of Colin Kaepernick's Journey From Football Stardom to NFL Exile
Harry Lyles Jr., Tyler Tynes
SB Nation
Inside Chicago
Maggie Beidelman, Omar Duwaji, Jun Stinson
AJ+
Young Survivors: The Unspoken Trauma of Gun Violence
Teresa Frontado (Digital Editor), Rowan Moore Gerety, Nadege Green, Sammy Mack, Alicia Zuckerman
(Editor)
WLRN News
DIGITAL MEDIA > Online Project: News
Beneath the Skin
Rosa Flores, Anne Lagamayo, Madeleine Stix,
Jacque Smith, CNN Digital Team
CNN
https://mlk50.com
Deborah D. Douglas, Andrea Morales, Wendi C. Thomas
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
One Year Later: Anniversary of the Keith Lamont Scott Shooting and Protests
Zuri Berry
WFAE - Charlotte's NPR News Source
Walking While Black
Minhee Cho
ProPublica and the Florida Times-Union
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DIGITAL MEDIA > Single Story: Feature
Jamaica's 'Barrel Children' Often Come Up Empty With a Parent Abroad
Melissa Noel
NBC BLK
Maryland Politician Heads Giant County Government While Caring for His Wife, Who has Alzheimer's
Rodney A. Brooks
The Undefeated
The State of Louisiana vs. Cardell Hayes
Tyler Tynes
SB Nation
DIGITAL MEDIA > Single Story: News
Back to Where We Were Running From: After Harvey, This Family was Forced to Live in Their Garage.
Bastien Inzaurralde, Ashleigh Joplin
The Washington Post
D.C. Has a New Law Aimed at Diversifying the Marijuana Industry
Kay Angrum, Natalie Fertig, Braxton Parr
Circa News
Kenyan Entrepreneurs Help Youth Thrive in Africa's Emerging 'Silicon Valley'
Chandelis Duster, Melissa Kondak, Janelle Richards, Kait Richmond
NBCBLK-PULITZER CENTER FOR CRISIS REPORTING
DIGITAL MEDIA > Sports
Colin Kaepernick Has a Job
Rembert Browne, Contributing Writer B/R Mag
Bleacher Report
"Spending Gap for Football Player vs. Non Athletes By Bowl-Eligible Schools is Enormous"
Derrick Z. Jackson
ESPN's The Undefeated
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The NFL’s Racial Divide
Jane McManus, Jason Reid
ESPN's The Undefeated
MAGAZINES > Art & Design: Page Design > Over 1 Million
"Favorite Son of a Troubled Town"
Otto Strong
ESPN the Magazine
Art Department
Kwesé
Otto Strong
ESPN The Magazine
Art Department
"The Greatest, At Rest"
Otto Strong
ESPN The Magazine
Art Department
MAGAZINES > Business > Over 1 Million
Black Executives Are Losing Ground at Some Big Banks
Max Abelson,Jordyn Holman
Bloomberg Businessweek
"Favorite Son of a Troubled Town"
Joel Anderson
ESPN The Magazine
"LeBron: The Sequel"
Pablo S. Torre
ESPN The Magazine
MAGAZINES > Business > Under 1 Million
Google Searches Its Soul
Ellen McGirt
Fortune
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Making a Motown Miracle
Matt Heimer
Fortune
The Black Ceiling
Ellen McGirt
Fortune
MAGAZINES > Commentary/Essay > Over 1 Million
"Rise and Reign: Growing Up With Serena"
Morgan Parker
ESPN The Magazine
The Truth
Howard Bryant
ESPN The Magazine
MAGAZINES > Commentary/Essay > Under 1 Million
A Black Face in a White Space: My Four Years at Penn
Ernest Owens
Philadelphia Magazine
Just So We’re Clear: Black Mothers Aren’t to Blame for High Infant Mortality
Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
YES! Magazine
Zenobia Jeffries Columns on Racial justice
Zenobia Jeffries
YES! Magazine
MAGAZINES > General Reporting > Over 1 Million
"A Runner in Exile"
Kurt Streeter
ESPN The Magazine
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Chance the Rapper for President?
Adrienne Samuels Gibbs
Ebony
"The Greatest, At Rest"
Tom Junod
ESPN The Magazine
MAGAZINES > General Reporting > Under 1 Million
How Chicago Became the First City to Make Reparations to Victims of Police Violence
Yana Kunichoff, Sarah Macaraeg
YES! Magazine
Little Rock Nine Pioneer
Milbert O. Brown, Jr
Oracle Magazine
What It Takes to Get Women Out of Prison—and Stay Out
Zenobia Jeffries
YES! Magazine
MAGAZINES > International > Over 1 Million
"Cameroon Calling"
Jackie MacMullan,
ESPN The Magazine
"Standing Down"
Seth Wickersham,Don Van Natta Jr
ESPN The Magazine
MAGAZINES > Investigative > Under 1 Million
NYCHA Crime Witnesses Face Obstacles When They Seek Safety
Eseosa Olumhense, Darren Ankrom
City Limits in Partnership with The Investigative Fund New York
The Infamous Practice of Contract Selling is Back in Chicago
Rebecca Burns
Chicago Reader in partnership with The Investigative Fund
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What Is It Like to Live Without Running Water? Detroit Families Know
Zenobia Jeffries
YES! Magazine
MAGAZINES > Specialty > Over 1 Million
"You Just Can't Shake It"
Kevin Van Valkenburg
ESPN The Magazine
MAGAZINES > Specialty > Under 1 Million
Missing Colors: Is Real Equality Finally Coming to the Gayborhood?
Ernest Owens
Philadelphia Magazine
What Is It Like to Live Without Running Water? Detroit Families Know
Zenobia Jeffries
YES! Magazine
MAGAZINES > Sports > Over 1 Million
"The Fight for Takkarist McKinley"
Dotun Akintoye
ESPN The Magazine
MAGAZINES > Sports > Under 1 Million
No Finalists
MEDIA ADVERTISING & MARKETING CAMPAIGNS > (Marketing/Advertising
Campaigns) - PR/Marketing/Advertising - Online Media
No Finalists
MEDIA ADVERTISING & MARKETING CAMPAIGNS > (Marketing/Advertising
Campaigns) - PR/Marketing/Advertising - Radio
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Political Radio Campaign
Sheila Brooks
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Atlanta: WVEE-FM, WAMJ-FM, WRDG-FM, WAOK-AM,
WALR-FM, WUMJ-FM, WPZE-FM
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Faces of UDC Marketing Campaign
Sheila Brooks
University of the District of Columbia
NEWSPAPER > Art & Design: Graphics > Under 150,000
No Finalists
NEWSPAPER > Art & Design: Page Design > Over 150,000
Yanez Found Not Guilty
Greg Mees,Michiela Thuman
Star Tribune
NEWSPAPER > Art & Design: Page Design > Under 150,000
No Finalists
NEWSPAPER > Business > Over 150,000
A Free Press Special Report: The Faults in No-Fault
JC Reindl
Detroit Free Press
As Black-Owned Banks Struggle, Community Sounds Alarm
Sharon Nunn
The Wall Street Journal
NEWSPAPER > Business > Under 150,000
Education is music to Kenny Gamble’s ears
Robin Washington
Philadelphia Business Journal
Honoring A Trailblazing Woman in the Area of STEM: Dr. Reagan Flowers
Jeffrey L. Boney
Forward Times Publishing Co. / Houston Forward Times
NEWSPAPER > Commentary > Over 150,000
Commentary: Renée Graham
Renée Graham
The Boston Globe
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Race, Privilege and a Bad Attitude: Why are Nate Parker and Casey Affleck Being Treated Differently?
Tre'vell Anderson
Los Angeles Times
The Fight Over Confederate Monuments
Jarvis DeBerry
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
"The Boy Who Called My Daughters the N-word" and "Talking with my kids about Charlottesville"
Houston Chronicle
NEWSPAPER > Commentary > Under 150,000
A Collection of Columns by Suzette Hackney
Suzette Hackney
The Indianapolis Star
Journalist by Profession, Black by Nature
Harry Colbert, Jr
Insight News
"Students Indoctrinated by Falsehoods as Confederate Monuments Arose"
Roger Chesley
The Virginian-Pilot
NEWSPAPER > Copy Editing > Under 150,000
No Finalists
NEWSPAPER > Feature: Series > Over 150,000
After One Year, the Smithsonian's Black History Museum is Becoming a Cultural Mecca
Deborah Barfield Berry
USA TODAY
Black While Funny and Female: 18 Comedic Actresses on Working in Hollywood
Tre'vell Anderson
Los Angeles Times
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NEWSPAPER > Feature: Series > Under 150,000
A Season Under the Gun, Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times
Rick TelanderChicago Sun-Times
Detroit 1967
Stephanie Steinberg, Shawn D. Lewis
The Detroit News
What Happened to Us?
James E. Causey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
NEWSPAPER > Feature: Single Story > Over 150,000
CPS Runaways Are Caught in Troubling Cycle
Monica Rhor
Houston Chronicle
In Detroit's Poorest Neighborhoods, a Food Truck Serves the Forgotten
John Carlisle
Detroit Free Press
Students Take Stepping in Different Directions
Robert Samuels
The Washington Post
NEWSPAPER > Feature: Single Story > Under 150,000
Caught in the Middle: A New Literacy Program in HISD Targets the Oft Overlooked In-Between Years
Margaret Downing
Houston Press
For Decades, Harris County’s Bail System Trapped the Poor. Is that Finally Changing?
Meagan Flynn
Houston Press
Officials: Tough Places to Learn
Chris Franklin
NJ Advance Media-South Jersey Times
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NEWSPAPER > International > Over 150,000
Beating Back Malaria: Zambia Sets a Lofty Goal of Zero Transmissions
Ann M. Simmons
Los Angeles Times
Mitch Albom shares ... Chika's Story
Mitch Albom
Detroit Free Press
NEWSPAPER > International > Under 150,000
Jimmy's World Shines Light on Afro-Cuban Culture of Matanzas
Ervin Dyer,B. Denise Hawkins
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
NEWSPAPER > Investigative > Over 150,000
Dismissed
Doug Donovan,Jean Marbella
The Baltimore Sun
Disorderly Conduct: How Problem Cops Stay on the Street
Jim Schaefer,Gina Kaufman
Detroit Free Press
How Cheyney University Fell Close to Collapse
Susan Snyder,Nancy Phillips,Dylan Purcell
Philadelphia Media Network
NEWSPAPER > Investigative > Under 150,000
Detroit Evictions
Christine MacDonald
The Detroit News
Renter Hell
Shannon Mullen, Payton Guion, Paul D'Ambrosio
Asbury Park Press
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NEWSPAPER > News: Series > Over 150,000
Bridging the Divide
Liz Bowie, Erica L. Green
The Baltimore Sun
Falling Off the Cliff
Ronnie Polaneczky
Philadelphia Media Network
Unequal Justice
Thomas Maier, Ann Choi
Newsday
NEWSPAPER > News: Series > Under 150,000
No Finalists
NEWSPAPER > News: Single Story > Over 150,000
Howard University Hospital
Cheryl W. Thompson
Washington Post
Patrolling for Bias
Jonathan Lai,Michael Boren,Jared Whalen
Philadelphia Media Network
Testilying
Michaelle Bond,Emilie Lounsberry
Philadelphia Media Network
NEWSPAPER > News: Single Story > Under 150,000
Are Metro Atlanta School Districts Keeping Your Student Bus Rider Safe?
Marlon A. Walker
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hurricane Heartache: This is What 15 Trillion Gallons of Water Looks Like
Jeffrey L. Boney
Forward Times Publishing Co. / Houston Forward Times
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When Cops Targeted City's Most Violent Beat, the Shooting Moved Next Door,' Sam Charles & Ashlee
Rezin, Chicago Sun-Times, July 23, 2017
Sam Charles, Ashlee Rezin
Chicago Sun-Times
NEWSPAPER > Special Project > Over 150,000
Boston. Racism. Image. Reality.
Emeralde Jensen-Roberts
The Boston Globe
The 1967 Detroit Riot, 50 Years Later
Detroit Free Press Special Writer Bill McGraw
Detroit Free Press
NEWSPAPER > Special Project > Under 150,000
50-Year Ache
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel staff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
NEWSPAPER > Specialty > Over 150,000
With Congress Stalled on Health Care, Blacks Still Looking Within Their Communities to Bridge Health
Disparities
Deborah Barfield Berry,Jayne O'Donnell
USA TODAY
NEWSPAPER > Specialty > Under 150,000
10-007 Specialty
Carolyn D. Guniss
The Miami Times
NEWSPAPER > Sports > Over 150,000
From No. 1 to None
Marcus Fuller
Star Tribune
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Patrick Ewing Finally Gets His Shot at Coaching
Barbara Barker
Newsday
The Mystery of a Philly Hoops Legend
Mike Sielski
Philadelphia Media Network
NEWSPAPER > Sports > Under 150,000
NO FINALISTS
PHOTOJOURNALISM > Photography: Multiple Images
The Grand Hoop-la
Landon Nordeman,Nick Galac
ESPN
The Greatest, At Rest
Wayne Lawrence, Jim Surber, Tim Rasmussen
ESPN
Too Young for Division I?
Melissa Lyttle, Rob Booth, Tim Rasmussen, Landon Nordeman, Nick Galac
ESPN
PHOTOJOURNALISM > Photography: Single Image
Dancing in protest
Maria Alejandra Cardona, Regina McCombs, Minnesota Public Radio News KNOW St. Paul, Minn
MPR News
Russell Westbrook: A Man Apart
Pari Dukovic, Kristen Geisler, Karen Frank
ESPN
Speak It Into Being
Marcus Smith, Nancy Weisman, Karen Frank
ESPN
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PHOTOJOURNALISM > Videography
Byron Reed: Videography
Byron Reed
KUSA-TV
Home of the Brave
Walter Looss, Julianne Varacchi, Rob Booth
ESPN
“I was empty”: Re-entry program helps inmate fight anger issues
Jarrad Henderson
USA Today
PR/MARKETING/ADVERTISING > (PR Campaigns) - PR/Marketing/Advertising
Business – Services
"When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story" PSA Press Campaign
TV One for Staff of Public Relations
TV One
PR/MARKETING/ADVERTISING > (PR Campaigns) PR/Marketing/Advertising -
Associations/Nonprofit
Youth Justice Awareness Month 2018
Aprill Turner,Marcy Mistrett,Brian Evans
Campaign For Youth Justice stice
PR/MARKETING/ADVERTISING > (PR Campaigns) PR/Marketing/Advertising –
Government
No Finalists
Radio> Commentary > Market 16 and Below
Robin Washington commentaries for KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio
Robin Washington
Wisconsin Public Radio - KUWS-FM Superior
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RADIO > Commentary > Top 15 Markets
Black in America 2017: Turbulence and Turmoil – Two Commentaries
Callie Crossley
WGBH Boston, WGBH 89.7 FM
Black Women On Being Called 'Girl' In The Workplace
Nadege Green
WLRN News Miami WLRN 91.3
The Problem with Sounding 'white'
Leila Day, Hana Baba
The Stoop podcast KALW 91.7fm San Francisco
RADIO > Documentary > Market 16 and Below
Eyes Closed In Prayer
Tom Bullock (Producer),Gwendolyn Glenn (Host and Reporter),Greg Collard (editor)
Mark Rumsey (reporter),Alex Olgin (reporter)
WFAE - Charlotte's NPR News Source WFAE
Nice tribal wear, now take it off.
Leila Day,Hana Baba,Julie Caine
The Stoop Podcast KALW, San Francisco
RADIO > Documentary > Network
On the Knife's Edge: Using Therapy To Address Violence Among Teens
Shankar Vedantam,Jennifer Schmidt,Tara Boyle
Maggie Penman,Renee Klahr
NPR
The 'Thumbprint Of The Culture': Implicit Bias And Police Shootings
Shankar Vedantam,Jennifer Schmidt,Tara Boyle
Maggie Penman,Rhaina Cohen
NPR
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RADIO > Documentary > Top 15 Markets
Altgeld Gardens Residents Talk About Former Community Organizer's Legacy
Linda Paul,Richard Cahan
WBEZ/ Chicago Public Media WBEZ/ Chicago Public Media
Black Homeownership: The Promise and The Pitfalls
Natalie Moore,Cate Cahan,Joe DeCeault
WBEZ Chicago Public Media WBEZ Chicago 91.5
Why is it so hard for Black folk to say I love you?
Hana Baba,Leila Day
The Stoop podcast KALW Public Radio 91.7 fm San Francisco
RADIO > Feature > Market 16 and Below
I just got lucky.' North St. Louis teen reflects on 11 years in the desegregation program
Carolina Hidalg
St. Louis Public Radio KWMU
Scars of Tuskegee
Stan Ingold
Alabama Public Radio
RADIO > Feature > Network
A Student's Perspective on Mississippi: Beautiful, Engulfing, and Sometimes Enraging
Melissa Block, Elissa Nadworny, Steven Drummond
NPR
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Tells A Difficult Story
Debbie Elliott, Vickie Walton-James, Jim Kane
NPR - National Public Radio
RADIO > Feature > Top 15 Markets
A fitness sisterhood grows in north Minneapolis
Emma Sapong,Mike Edgerly
MPR News KNOW-FM, St. Paul, MN
Detroit, Boston And The Searing Memories Of The Summer Of 1967
Phillip Martin
WGBH News 89.7-WGBH-FM Boston
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‘From Admiring Eyes,’ Photographer Captures Warmth Of Florida’s Black Communities
Peter Haden
WLRN Public Media WLRN Miami
RADIO > News: Long Form > Market 16 and Below
No Finalists
RADIO > News: Long Form > Network
Louisiana Lawmaker Threatens Saints Tax Breaks After Anthem Protests
Debbie Elliott, Russell Lewis, Vickie Walton-James
NPR - National Public Radio
Sickle Cell: A Forgotten Killer
Jenny Gold, Diane Webber, Lydia Zuraw, Joe Neel, Scott Hensley
Kaiser Health News, NPR
RADIO > News: Long Form > Top 15 Markets
Public Housing Tenant: My Apartment Was Making My Kids Sick
Nadege Green
WLRN News Miami 91.3
RADIO > News: Short Form > Network
Despite Controversy, A College Band From Alabama Will March In Trump's Parade
Sherrel Wheeler Stewart
NPR/WBHM 90.3 FM Birmingham, Alabama
Raise the Age
Kizzy Cox
British Broadcasting Corporation
RADIO > News: Short Form > Top 15 Markets
Glades Residents Afraid Lake Okeechobee Dam Could Fail
Peter Haden
WLRN News Miami WLRN 91.3
How The Former Voice Of The Boston Red Sox Broke Down Barriers
Phillip Martin
WGBH FM 89.7 Boston
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RADIO > Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion > Market 16 and Below
Another View: "Educating Our Black Boys"
Barbara Hamm Lee, Lisa Godley, Victor Bowen, Dr. Barry Graham, Kathy Martin
WHRO Public Media Norfolk- WHRV-FM
RADIO > Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion > Top 15 Markets
Grading Michelle Obama’s Legacy At Her Former High School
Natalie Moore, Jenn White, Carrie Shepherd, Jason Marck
WBEZ Chicago Public Media 91.5
Race and Legacy: "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" -- 2017 Selections
Callie Crossley, Andrea Asuaje, Doug Shugarts
WGBH Boston, WGBH 89.7 FM
The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King
Leah Fleming, Taylor Gantt
Georgia Public Broadcasting Atlanta
RADIO > Public Affairs: Segment > Market 16 and Below
Another View: "Blacks in Film: Is Hollywood Getting the Message?"
Barbara Hamm Lee, Lisa Godley, Victor Bowen
WHRO Public Media/Another View Norfolk
RADIO > Public Affairs: Segment > Top 15 Markets
How Gentrification Is Affecting D.C.’s Predominantly Black Churches
Kojo Nnamdi, The Kojo Nnamdi Show Staff
WAMU 88.5 Washington, DC
Police Transparency- When Should Names of Officers Who Kill Be Released?
Cherri Gregg, Esq
KYW Newsradio KYW Radio
TELEVISION > Documentary > Market 16 and Below
Red Tail Revered
Steve Crump
WBTV Charlotte
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San Antonio Marches: Keepers of the Dream
Ashlei King, Kash Cashell, Lalo Garcia, Mandi Johnston Mendoza, Darius Bowie
WOAI-TV
State of Inequality
Clay Johnson, Jay Jennings, David Crabtree, Steve Elizondo, Shan Zhong
WRAL-TV, Raleigh
TELEVISION > Documentary > Network
Barack Obama: The Reality of Hope
Charmian Ling, Cassandra Marshall, Sarah Baker, Dan Bregman, Marianne O'Donnell
Dateline NBC
Still Family
Michael Sciallo, Ryan Smith
ESPN
48 Hours “O.J. Simpson: Endgame"
James Brown, Susan Zirinsky, Staff of 48 Hours
48 Hours/ CBS News
TELEVISION > Documentary > Top 15 Markets
North Star to Freedom
Fran Murphy, Writer/Producer, James Byrne, Executive Producer, Alfredo Guevara, Editor Jay Boisvert,
Graphic Artist, Robin Hamilton, Host
Tribune Broadcasting Washington, DC WDCW
The Conscience of America: Birmingham’s Fight For Civil Rights
Susan Iger, Carol Jenkins, Audra D. West, Abi Ishola, Duane Ferguson
CUNY TV/Black America
#ThirdcoastATL
Neima Abdulahi
11Alive News WXIA-Television
TELEVISION > Feature: Long Form > Market 16 and Below
Finding Your Roots
Karla Redditte
WWBT NBC 12, Richmond, Virginia
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Harvest of Healing: How a community remembers victims of lynching
Sherri Jackson, Stephon Dingle, Scott MacDowell, Rob Martin
CBS 42 WIAT-TV Birmingham
The Cooking Gene: Michael Twitty
Lisa Godley, Neil Grochmal
WHRO Public Media Norfolk, VA / WHRO-TV
TELEVISION > Feature: Long Form > Network
CBS Sunday Morning: Black Panthers
Alan Golds,Lee Cowan,Ed Givnish,Rand Morrison,Jason Sacca
CBS News, CBS
ESPN Features - SC Featured: For Those Who Can't
Alex Brewer
ESPN
The Coach
Charmian Ling, Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Ben Weltman, Craig Melvin, Liz Cole
Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly
TELEVISION > Feature: Long Form > Top 15 Markets
Wigs and Weaves: A reporter's secret to maintain healthy hair
Adrienne Broaddus, Furlon Webster
KARE TV KARE TV MINNEAPOLIS
TELEVISION > Feature: Short Form > Market 16 and Below
"A Muralist's Mission"
Ama Arthur-Asmah, Anusha Roy
KUSA-TV
"Diggin His Scene:" The story of runaway slave Nate Harrison
Phil Farrar
CW6 San Diego XETV-TV
Kalimba Man
Justin Hinton,Matthew Yates
WLOS
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TELEVISION > Feature: Short Form > Network
CNN HEROES: KHALI SWEENEY & his Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program
Meghan Dunn,Jimmy Mazzullo,Quentin Dunn, Michelle Genece Patterson,Mark Doctrow
CNN
Emmett Till: A Witness Recants
Rehema Ellis,Jackeline Pou,Joo Lee,Dan Arnall
NBCNews.com
The African-American Museum
Ron Allen, Elizabeth Kuhr, Dan Arnall
NBC Nightly News, Weekend Edition
The CBS Evening News: On The Road with Steve Hartman, “Unlikely Basketball Hero”
Steve Hartman, Steve Capus, Kimberly Godwin, Katie Brennan
CBS News New York,CBS Evening News
TELEVISION > Feature: Short Form > Top 15 Markets
Diving Into History
Laurie Davison,Timothy Kania,
Spectrum Bay News 9 Spectrum Bay News 9
Mother Leads Nature Walks In Honor Of Her Murdered Son
Tina Martin,Courtney Kennedy
WGBH News WGBH-2 Boston
Pioneering Black Journalists Change the Face of Television
Lesli Foster,Nick Leimbach
WUSA 9
TELEVISION > General Assignment News:Long Form > Market 16 and Below
Milwaukee's Black Vietnam Veterans
Liddie Collins
Milwaukee PBS WMVS Channel 10, Milwaukee Area Technical College
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TELEVISION > General Assignment News:Long Form > Network
Black and Blue: A Divided Country
ABC News Nightline
ABC News Nightline
City of Angels: Legacy of the Riots
ABC News
EPA: Plant emits 99% of US chloroprene pollution
Victor Blackwell, Wayne Dash, Christopher Lett
CNN
TELEVISION > General Assignment News:Long Form > Top 15 Markets
DeJaun's Story
Tara Rosenblum, Alan Flamenhaft, Scott McGee
News 12 Hudson Valley
REPRESENTING THE UNDERREPRESENTED: CRYSTAL HAYNES ON ASSIGNMENT
Crystal Haynes
WFXT BOSTON 25 NEWS
Where is Relisha Rudd?
Lesli Foster, Stephanie Wilson, Jeff Cridland
WUSA9 - Washington, DC
TELEVISION > General Assignment News:Short Form > Market 16 and Below
Barbershop Conversations
Byron Reed
KUSA-TV
"16th Street Pianist"
Cody Broadway
KUSA-TV
TELEVISION > General Assignment News:Short Form > Network
Black Colleges and Trump
Ron Allen, Janelle Richards, Daniel Medina, Ilyas Kirmani, Dan Arnall
NBC Nightly News, Weekend Edition
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P&G's Controversial Ad
Rehema Ellis, Janelle Richards, Joo Lee , Jody Henenfeld, Dan Arnall
NBC Nightly News, Weekend Edition
Race In America
Morgan Radford, Mary Beth Toole, Molly Roecker, Dan Arnall, Kimmy Gorden
NBC Nightly News, Weekend Edition
TELEVISION > General Assignment News:Short Form > Top 15 Markets
Dallas Prostitution Diversion Initiative
Demond Fernandez
WFAA-TV Dallas
From Victim to Reserve Officer: Castile Completes Mission
Adrienne Broaddus,Kevin Sullivan
KARE TV
Tuskegee Airmen: This is My Country, too
Adrienne Broaddus, David Peterlinz
KARE TV
TELEVISION > International > Market 16 and Below
10thirtysix: Kimberley Motley
Scottie Lee Meyers, Ben Wick, Darin Malkowski
Milwaukee PBS WMVS, Milwaukee Area Technical College
African refugees find love
Claudine Ewing - Reporter, Bob Mancuso - Photo-Journalist
WGRZ-TV Buffalo
TELEVISION > International > Network
Campaign Tackles Baby-killing Ritual in Nigeria
Chika Oduah
Voice of America (VOA)
Paradise Lost
Ian Pannell,Emily Taguchi,Ashley Louszko,Bruno Roeber,Jenna Millman
ABC News Nightline
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60 Minutes: Fighting Famine
Scott Pelley, Correspondent,Nicole Young, Producer,Katie Kerbstat, Associate Producer, Peter M.
Berman, Editor
CBS News ,60 Minutes ,CBS
TELEVISION > Investigative > Market 16 and Below
Police Diversity: Black and Blue
Brandi Cummings,Aaron Kurtz,Robert Bennett
WAVY-TV
Saving Derrian
Sandra Chapman, Steve Rhodes, Susan Batt
WTHR TV
WRAL INVESTIGATES -- WHAT HAPPENED TO A PLAN TO PROTECT PRINCEVILLE?
Emmy Victor, Randall Kerr, Greg Clark
WRAL-TV; RALEIGH
TELEVISION > Investigative > Network
Detroit Foreclosures
Antonia Hylton, Sarah Burke, John Chimples
VICE News Tonight
Pay to Slay: NCAA Guarantee Games
Joe Perskie, Josh Fine, David Scott, Daniel Litke, Stuart Ash
HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Respectfully Submitted, Ricky Dixon
Simon Baumgart, Mark Fainaru-Wada
ESPN
TELEVISION > Investigative > Top 15 Markets
Diagnosing Discrimination
Andy Pierrotti
11Alive News WXIA-Television
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Unequal Justice Part 1 & 2
Thomas Maier, Pat Dolan, Dave Dodds, Gregory Stevens, Glen Garthwaite
News 12 Long Island
Why Do Wrongful Convictions Happen??
Cherri Gregg, Esq., Will Kenworthy, Jen Drueding
KYW Newsradio/CBS3-TV Philadelphia- KYW
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion > Market 16 and Below
Black Nouveau: April Ryan
Everett L. Marshburn
Milwaukee Public Television WMVS, Milwaukee Technical Area College
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion > Network
Third Rail with OZY: Is America Becoming More, or Less, Racist?
Denise DiIanni, Anne Adams, Carlos Watson, Cameo George, Eugenia Harvey
PBS WGBH Educational Foundation Boston and OZY Media
This Week: Obama in the Oval
The Staff of This Week
ABC News
Tragedy of ‘Time: The Kalief Browder Story’
Joy Reid, Host, James Holm, Executive Producer, Malik Johnson, Segment Producer, Staff of AM JOY
MSNBC/NBC News
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion > Top 15 Markets
No Finalists
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Program > Market 16 and Below
Beyond Sherman Park: A 10thirtysix Special
Milwaukee Area Technical College Staff of Milwaukee PBS
Milwaukee Public Television WMVS Milwaukee, WIc
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Crossing the Bridge: A Black Nouveau Special
Everett L. Marshburn, Liddie Collins, Joanne Williams, James E. Causey, Bobby Drake
Milwaukee Public Television
Principle Punishment and Redemption
Steve Crump
WBTV Charlotte
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Program > Network
Pastor pulled to safety at Charlottesville white nationalists march
Joy Reid, Host, James Holm, Executive Producer, Ayan Chatterjee, Segment Producer, Staff of AM JOY
MSNBC/NBC News
Third Rail with OZY: Is America Becoming More, or Less, Racist?
Denise DiIanni, Anne Adams, Carlos Watson, Cameo George, Eugenia Harvey
PBS WGBH Educational Foundation Boston and OZY Media
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Program > Top 15 Markets
Basic Black: Sexual Harassment and Assault in Communities of Color
Delores Edwards, Callie Crossley, Marcelle Hutchins, Cody Contois, Bob Judge
Basic Black Boston - WGBH
Impact: Feeding Our Children
Lesli Foster, Sarah Gahagan, Ryan Wood, Eliana Block, Greg Cohen
WUSA 9
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Segment > Market 16 and Below
Black Nouveau: Black Holocaust Museum's New Home
Everett L Marshburn
Milwaukee Public Television WMVS, Milwaukee Area Technical College
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Segment > Network
AM JOY - HURRICANE DAMAGE IN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Joy Reid, Anchor, James Holm, Ayan Chatterjee, Staff of AM JOY
AM Joy, MSNBC
Charlottesville: Polarized Nation
The Staff of This Week
ABC News This Week
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Van Jones Investigates Detroit’s Black Vote
Van Jones, Laura Vigilante
CNN’s “The Messy Truth", CNN New York
60 Minutes: Pelican Bay
Oprah Winfrey, Rome Hartman, Sara Kuzmarov, Michael Mongulla
CBS News 60 Minutes, CBS
TELEVISION > Public Affairs: Segment > Top 15 Markets
Explore India Program Shows Students Another Part of the World
Tina Martin, Courtney Kennedy
WGBH-2 Boston
TELEVISION > Specialty > Market 16 and Below
Black Nouveau: Sickle Cell
Liddie Collins, Ethleen Peacock
Milwaukee Public Television WMVS ,Milwaukee Area Technical College
TELEVISION > Specialty > Network
Breast Cancer Triple Negative
Good Morning America Staff
ABC News Good Morning America
TELEVISION > Specialty > Top 15 Markets
BOSTON COMMUNITY FIGHTS BIOTERROR LAB
Crystal Haynes
WFXT BOSTON 25 NEWS
Mom on a Mission
Alan Flamenhaft, Tara Rosenblum, Scott McGee
News 12 Westchester
WIC Farmers Market
Demond Fernandez
WFAA-TV Dallas
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TELEVISION > Sports > Market 16 and Below
Basketball star's rise, fall & redemption
Claudine Ewing/Reporter, Dave Harrington/Photojournalist,
WGRZ-TV Buffalo
Rising: Teen with cerebral palsy takes a shot to live his dream
Danielle Wiggins, WKYC, Purple Films
WKYC Cleveland
Waiting For Rae's Release
Steve Crump
WBTV
TELEVISION > Sports > Network
ESPN Features - SC Featured: A League of Her Own
Alex Brewer
ESPN
ESPN Features - SC Featured: The Legacy of the '97 Masters
Alex Brewer
ESPN
60 Minutes Sports: The Nomads
Armen Keteyian, Alan B. Goldberg, Joe Schanzer, Timothy Costa, Chrissy Jones
CBS News 60 Minutes Showtime
TELEVISION > Sports > Top 15 Market
KICK SOME HINEY, BINEY!
Darren Haynes
WUSA Washington D.C.
TELEVISION > Spot News > Market 16 and Below,
No Finalists
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TELEVISION > Spot News > Network
Violence in Charlottesville
Tom Costello, Kelly O’Donnell, Gabe Gutierrez, Staff of NBC Nightly News, Weekend Edition,
NBC Nightly News, Weekend Edition
The Slager Saga
ABC News
ABC News
TELEVISION > Spot News > Top 15 Markets
No Finalists
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