Four Black-owned media companies—New York Amsterdam News, The St. Louis American, Black Voice News and the Atlanta Voice, in collaboration with Report for America—have joined together to produce “The Barren Mile: COVID-19 and the fight against food apartheid,” the first collaborative national enterprise story by multiple Black publications since the 1960s. “The Barren Mile,” which
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Corps Member Q&A: Alexandra Watts of Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Alexandra Watts is a Report for America corps member who covers the Delta for Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Her stories touch on a variety of issues that imapct daily life in the region, with some stories focusing on opportunities for young people and their role in the local economy. Watts answered a few questions about her work