by Yanick Rice Lamb | Aug 18, 2018 | |
Publication No. 26 Creative Work/Special Project TruthBeTold.news Roles Founder of fact-checking site TruthBeTold.news Principal investigator on $35,000 Challenge Grant for Innovation in Journalism Education Leader/member of teaching team on accountability journalism Synopsis TruthBeTold.news (formerly called HU Insight) is a non-profit, non-partisan website and digital network, run and edited from Howard University’s Department of Media, Journalism and Film in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. This fact-checking siteuses journalistic skills and crowdsourced information to play a leading role in examining claims about the black community in public debate, including myths, stereotypes and false statements. It also serves as a fun but, serious learning environment for students to teach them advanced reporting tools in a way that is engaging and allows them to use the social media skills they already possess. APT Criteria My management, research and development of TruthBeTold.news meets criteria No. 8 set forth on page 9 in Appendix A of Recommendation 305-2015 as an Exemplary Creative/Professional Activity and No. 10 on page 11 under High Creative/Professional Activity: Criteria No. 8. Development or application of technology for communication enterprises or for the educational community, including new and existing websites; regularly maintained and nationally recognized web logs (blogs) and video logs (vlogs) Criteria No. 10. Development and management of meritorious special projects of an academic or professional nature that exceed normal expectations of teaching and/or instruction and supervision of co-curricular programs, and that achieve recognition on local, regional, national or international level and/or other targeted area deemed of significance. The candidate must also prepare a detailed report and critique of the activity. Impact Long before the fury over fake news and alternative facts,...
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Aug 18, 2018 | |
Publication No. 14 Creative Work/Article Lamb, Y.R. (Oct. 28, 2016). “African-American History Museum Does Justice to Women.” Women’s Media Center. http://www.womensmediacenter.com/feature/entry/museum-of-african-american-history Synopsis The Women’s Media Centerinvited me to write about the stories and contributions of women as they relate to the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Impact The Smithsonian’s newest and 19thmuseum has created a sensation since its opening in September 2016. Nearly 3 million people around the world have stood in line to visit “the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history and culture,” with roughly 100,000 becoming members. The museum evokes an emotional response to its holdings — only a fraction of which (about 3,000 of 37,000 objects) are on display. It has elevated interest in history, genealogy and frank discussions about race. This article captures some of the energy of those early days through thevoices of curators, donors and visitors. As one misty-eyed woman visitor put it, “They told it all”—from Black Power to #BlackLivesMatter. They told the good, the bad, and the downright ugly, but it’s an inspiring kind of sensory overload that makes you want to come back for more. “I’m sure the ancestors stood and applauded what we all saw,” said Carol Hector-Harris, who donated a fragile letter discovered in her great-great-grandmother’s ledger. In 1851,William Lloyd Garrison, publisher of The Liberator, wrote the letter to help her ancestor, Thomas H. Jones, secure lodging and avoid arrest under the Fugitive Slave Law. “Everything my eyes fell upon, I was saying, ‘Oh my God!’ I had my hand over my mouth. I had my hand over my heart.”...
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Aug 18, 2018 | |
Publication No. 10 Pending Research Article Accepted for Publication Lamb, Y.R. “Multiple Sclerosis.” Health and Wellness for People of Color: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Problems and Solutions. Copeland, V.C., ed. Santa Barbara CA: ABC-CLIO/Greenwood. Synopsis/Impact My 3,000-word article on multiple sclerosis will be part of a two-volume workto be published in 2019. It will help to dispel myths that MS doesn’t affect African Americans. In fact, the risk is 47 percent higher and three times higher for black women than for black men, according to a 2013 study in Neurology. MS can also strike harder — with more complications, relapses and disability. For example, a 2004 study in Neurologyindicates that African Americans require wheelchairs eight years sooner. Summary of the Work From the Editor The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health found that people of color face significant health disparities, both in disease and illness and in access to health care. This comprehensive reference work explores health issues and racial and ethnic minorities and will include everything from health insurance and access to medical care to a wide range of health issues. Entries will provide broad information on health topics as well as specific information as it relates to youth and adults within racial and ethnic minority groups – African American, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Latinos. A-Z entries and sidebars provide up-to-date information and include statistics, data, and other resources. — Valire Carr Copeland, Ph.D., MPH Kym Sellers tried experimental stem cell treatment for multiple sclerosis. (Photo: Fox 8/Cleveland) Article: Health and Wellness for People of Color An Encyclopedia of Issues, Problems, and Solutions...
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Aug 17, 2018 | |
Publication No. 27 Creative Work/Special Project Title: Howard University News Service (HUNS) HUNewsService.com (under re-construction) and http://howarduniversityelectionproject.com Synoposis HUNewsService.com reports on education, health, business, government and politics, religion, arts and entertainment, sports and other topics. It doubles as a destination site and a news service, disseminating student content nationally. Our media partners value our coverage and regularly publish news service content on their websites and in their newspapers. They also welcome our students’ drive and timeliness, often commissioning exclusive articles from our students. News service content has been used by the Washington Post, the Washington Examiner, CNN iReport, TheRoot.com, BlackAmericaWeb.com, the Trice-Edney News Wire, Human Nature magazine, Trentonian.com and many of the 200 member publications and websites of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, including the Baltimore and Washington Afro-American, the Washington Informer, the Los Angeles Sentinel and the Chicago Defender. Additionally, we distribute content for other campus media, such as NewsVision, TruthBeTold.news and 101Magazine.net (both websites that I also established). We also share HUNS content with these sites as well as The Hilltop to minimize duplication of effort. APT Criteria My management, research and development of HUNewsService.com meets criteria No. 8 set forth on page 9 in Appendix A of Recommendation 305-2015 as an Exemplary Creative/Professional Activity and No. 10 on page 11 under High Creative/Professional Activity: Criteria No. 8. Development or application of technology for communication enterprises or for the educational community, including new and existing websites; regularly maintained and nationally recognized web logs (blogs) and video logs (vlogs) Criteria No. 10. Development and management of meritorious special projects of an academic or professional nature that exceed normal expectations of teaching and/or instruction...
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Aug 16, 2018 | |
Publication No. 13 Creative Work/Article Lamb, Y.R. (Feb. 18, 2017.) “Remembering Gwen Ifill.” USA Todaynewspaper and USA TODAY’s Black History Month Special Edition: History Comes Home.https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/02/18/black-history-month-remembering-gwen-ifill/97422124/ Synopsis USA Today invited me to write two articles for a Black History Month Special Edition circulated internationally: http://onlinestore.usatoday.com/black-history-month-2017-p18570.aspx The articles also ran in the regular newspaper. The editor was attracted to a previous piece that I wrote about the life and death of journalist Gwen Ifill for the Women’s Media Center. Impact Fame never changed Gwen Ifill. “She was ‘regular’ in the best sense of the word,” recalls Kevin Merida,who met her as a college student and later became friends and friendly competitors. She made a smooth transition from print to broadcast journalism, becoming moderator and managing editor of PBS’s Washington Week as well as co-anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour — the last positions she held before her death Nov. 14 of cancer at age 61. Her death resonated with everyone from the Obamas to ordinary citizens of all backgrounds. Ifill just did her job and did it well — so well that guests gravitated toward Washington Week for its no-nonsense quality. Journalists emulated her, and viewers tuned in night after night. ABC reporter Candace Smith likens Ifill’s impact to that of the first African-American woman to go into space. “She was the Mae Jemison of journalism, our own trailblazer, our pioneer.” USA Today has average daily paid circulation Monday to Friday of 726,906 with a print readership of 2.6 million and 97.4 million unique visitors on its website. This publication meets criteria No. 10 set forth on page 10 in Appendix A of Recommendation 305-2015 as an Exemplary Creative/Professional Activity....
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