NNPA NEWSWIRE - In 1992, when the blockbuster film, Malcolm X, was released, Mr. Lee, in asking for Black journalists to interview him, said he, “…has never said he only wants Black journalists to interview him. What I’m doing is using whatever clout I have to get qualified African Americans assignments. The real crime is White publications don’t have any Black writers. That’s the crime.” | By Cheryl Smith, Publisher of I Messenger Media, Texas Metro News What does director, producer, writer, professor Spike Lee, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price have in common? There are many similarities but let’s focus on one specific issue. Recently, Mayor Lightfoot called the media out on the diversity issue. […]
