Defining Black Narrative Power - Media 2070

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Media 2070 has named 5 tenets of Black Narrative Power. They are Resistance, Care, Love, Beauty and Abundance. #BlackNarrativePower #BHM

Economic and political power cannot be won without cultural power. The purpose of media, art, and culture is to deliver and reinforce the social narratives which can perpetuate or disrupt power systems. #BlackNarrativePower #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

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As Media 2070 commemorates Black Narrative Power Month, we highlight Ida B. Wells as an example of the power of media-making to enact widespread change. Wells and other pioneers of movement journalism show us exactly what we mean by Black Narrative Power.

Defining Black Narrative Power - Media 2070

We are wrapping up Black History Month by defining Black Narrative Power mediareparations.org/defining-bla...

My first remarks since being arrested last night.

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The AmNews team is preparing our #BlackHistoryMonth special section launching Sunday, February 1. This year we mark "A Century of Black History Commemorations" honoring the 100th anniversary of the celebration initiated by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926.

The Media 2070 Campaign for Media Reparations calls for the immediate release of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy and an end to the harassment of journalists working to shine the light of truth in the darkness.

Arresting Black journalists for covering a protest is a violation of the most basic principles of the 1st amendment. This administration is determined to deny not only the constitutional rights of its citizens and residents, but the human rights of all who oppose its racist agenda.

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

Joseph Torres on the FCC and Structural Racism The White House’s assaults on the press corps are part of, and not ancillary to, their direct assaults on Black and brown people.

Our very own @josephtorr.bsky.social has a great interview with @fairmediawatch.bsky.social on how the Trump administration's attacks on the press connect to its assaults on Black and Brown people. Listen here: fair.org/home/joseph-...

This Juneteenth, we lean into the power of storytelling to help remind us of what we already know.

Diamond Hardiman of @media2070.bsky.social invites you to remember a story of struggle and a milestone of liberation.

www.freepress.net/blog/juneteenth-story-gi...

Code of Ethics - Safer Journalism Project

Speaking of @media2070.bsky.social, a big team effort across several @freepress.bsky.social teams to publish this: Safer Reporting for Safer Communities:
A Code of Ethics for Community Reporting in #Philadelphia

Riot to Repair: Reparative Journalism Built Through Communion The Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Los Angeles explored the impact of journalism on Black communities and captured the power of reparative media, art and technology.

Riot to Repair — an exhibit in partnership with @freepress.bsky.social that recently debuted in Los Angeles — captured the power of culture, media and arts to tell transformative stories.

Learn more: www.freepress.net/blog/riot-repair-black-f...

A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities . We are attempting to change meaning in how the Black community, and the larger public, understand a central function of our media system. 

Today's reading: "A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities" by @josephtorr.bsky.social of @freepress.bsky.social via @objectivejournos.bsky.social.

Check it out: objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that...

5 years ago, the nation protested George Floyd's murder. Since then, newsrooms struggle to tell stories of crime and public safety fairly.

Learn more about The Safer Reporting for Safer Community: Code of Ethics by Free Press' @media2070.bsky.social:

saferjournalism.org/code-of-ethi...

A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities . We are attempting to change meaning in how the Black community, and the larger public, understand a central function of our media system. 

"The multimedia exhibition showcases historic events and imagines a reparative narrative ecosystem to serve Black communities." - @josephtorr.bsky.social @objectivejournos.bsky.social

objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that...

A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities . We are attempting to change meaning in how the Black community, and the larger public, understand a central function of our media system.

"Reimagining a traditional newsstand as a grandma’s living room is an attempt to depict a place that exists where an information infrastructure nourishes Black people, Black families and Black communities." @freepress.bsky.social @fanniebluehamer.bsky.social
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New Era, Familiar Fight: Black Press Prepares for Tariff Impacts Black media outlets across the country are preparing for what could be a new era of financial and editorial strain.

"As tariffs loom and DEI support fades, Black media braces for challenges ahead." wordinblack.com/2025/04/new-...

We focus on the “democratizing potential” of the internet, but we can’t forget the anti-democratic roots that still impact us today.

@malkiadevichcyril.bsky.social explains how to scrutinize media practices to ensure our communities & narratives are centered.

WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzoy...

Media 2070's 24-hour challenge asks: How will YOU contribute to Black media power?

Will you create: A 🎨 poem?
📃 A newsletter?
📑 An article?
🗳️ A petition?
🎥 A video?
🎧 A podcast?

#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations

🏠 Media work is hard, especially on Black journalists.

Prioritize your well-being with this Wellness Toolkit for Media Makers of Color: mediareparations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/...

#BlackMediaFutures #MediaWellness

Black media creates powerful narrative arcs that connect news events across topics with a core focus on justice.

It's storytelling with purpose.

#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations

Black media provides vital historical context to present-day challenges.

From Freedom's Journal to Black Journal, these outlets have connected breaking news to broader struggles for justice, helping readers/viewers understand impact.

#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations

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We're discussing anti-Black harm over the past century. Join the Black Media Futures Conference hosted by Center for Community Media and be a part of the discussion!

Which Black Media Power Archetype are you?

Here are the archetypes we're discussing in our workshop:

✏️ The Artist
💬 The Mic Dropper
📰 The Freedom Writer
💼 The Organizer
🌟 The Anchor
💪 The Torch Bearer

#BlackMediaFutures #MediaPowerArchetypes

Trailer: Black in the Newsroom "Black in the Newsroom" is a short film exploring the story of Elizabeth Montgomery, a talented journalist who lands her dream job in a major U.S. newsroom– but ends up fighting a deep-rooted system of harm. Film presented by Media 2070: Media Reparations project. Learn more at media2070.org.

What do Black media makers face in mass media newsrooms? As we dig into the importance of Black media, it's important to uplift Black journalists in all newsrooms.

👉 Watch the powerful Black in the Newsroom trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpanuqf_UPU

#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations

🚀 TODAY at 3 PM ET: Join Media 2070 for "Black Narrative Power: Honoring Our Past to Face the Future" w/ the Center for Community Media's #BlackMediaFutures.

Don't miss the conversation on Black media's legacy & future!

www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/black-media-futur...

OP-ED: February is Black Narrative Power Month and our history of storytelling calls on us to face the future Since the start of this nation, the predominant narrative about Black people has been one of inhumanity.

OP-ED: "Media 2070 has declared February Black Narrative Power Month, which is critical to the ongoing fight to demand better news coverage from mainstream mass media." - Anshantia Oso, Senior Director of Media 2070

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