On the contrary, by the time the first missile barrage hit Baghdad, they were among the many journalists pounding the war drums and screaming for blood. Joseph Stalin would have understood. The death of millions is a statistic. In contrast, all too often, journalism does little more than turn the page. In medialand, some people have every right to be angry.
Black women are another matter entirely.
Sure, they're visible on quite a few commercials. But African-American females have little chance to speak out about their daily lives and deepest concerns. It's still conspicuous when a black woman gets the microphone to talk about what matters to her. It's rarer still for major media to provide a substantial amount of time and space for black women to talk about the combination of racism, sexism, and economic disadvantage that they face in this society. That's why it's especially meaningful that journalist Jill Nelson is now doing an end run around the usual blockade.