by Yanick Rice Lamb | Jun 25, 2018 | |
Publication No. 12 Creative Work/Article Lamb, Y.R. (Jan. 31, 2017). “I Am Not Your Negro” Shows James Baldwin as a “Witness” Then and Now.” USA Todaynewspaper and USA TODAY’s Black History Month Special Edition: History Comes Home.https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2017/01/31/baldwin-witness-now/97285092/ 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. This one dealt with how Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck captured the timeless wisdom and creativity of acclaimed author and activist James Baldwin in the book and film, I Am Not Your Negro. Impact I Am Not Your Negrowas nominated for an Academy Award as the 2016 Best Documentary Feature and won several awards at film festivals internationally. It is based in part on 30 pages that Baldwin’s sister, Gloria Karefa-Smart, handed to Peck from an unfinished Baldwin manuscript called Remember This House. Baldwin had planned to examine the lives of his friends Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights figures all assassinated within a five-year span from 1963 to 1968. Some say Baldwin was prescient in dissecting the “Negro problem in America” and making it relevant for today. But Peck says it was more that Baldwin was well-read, had a sharp mind and got straight to the point with his own timeless messages. “He goes to the fundamentals, and fundamentals are always true,” Peck said. This publication meets criteria No. 10 set forth on page 10 in Appendix A of Recommendation 305-2015 as an Exemplary Creative/Professional Activity: Criteria No. 10. Authorship of works such asarticles, reviews, commentaries, multimedia, and/or other creative projects published or broadcast locally,...
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Jun 24, 2018 | |
Publication No. 7 Refereed Article Title: “All the News That Fits on Tablets: An Analysis of News Consumption and Best Practices,” http://www.aejmc.org/home/2013/08/industry-research-2/, August 2013 Author(s) Lamb, Yanick Rice Recognition AEJMC Council of Affiliates Second Annual Industry Research Award AEJMC Synopsis The AEJMC Council of Affiliates Annual Industry Research Forum competition began with AEJMC’s Centennial conference in August in Chicago. The interdependence between the academy and the professional and industry organizations it serves provides an opportunity for collaboration on research that can benefit everyone. The Council of Affiliates of AEJMC, which consists of 35 member organizations related to the fields of journalism and mass communication, sponsors an annual Industry Research Forum designed to strengthen the academy/industry link. The 2013 winners each presented their research at the AEJMC Conference in Washington, DC. The winners are as follows, and their research can be found here: “All the News That Fits on Tablets: An Analysis of News Consumption and Best Practices,” Yanick Rice Lamb, Howard University “Social Media And Journalism: What Works Best And Why It Matters,” Sue Burzynski Bullard, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Abstract In light of the biggest media revolution since the debut of radio and television, this paper seeks to analyze whether newspapers and magazines are effectively using iPads and other tablets to serve readers and remain competitive. This will include examining whether news organizations are making the most of the technology, explaining the production and financial challenges, determining best practices, looking at the future and assessing what attracts and keeps...
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Jun 23, 2018 | |
Publication No. 9 Title: Evelyn Cunningham: The Pittsburgh Courier’s “Lynching Editor” Author(s): Lamb, Yanick Rice Refereed Journal Article (Under review by the Journalism, Sage Publishing) Abstract From 1943 to 1962, Evelyn Cunningham was a reporter and columnist for the Pittsburgh Courier, a leading black newspaper. She also spent five years as a radio host, interviewing newsmakers ranging from Malcolm X to Sammy Davis Jr. Known as the “lynching editor,” Cunningham was among the few women who covered the hot spots of the Civil Rights Movement. She chronicled an important chapter in U.S. history, not only as a correspondent for the black press but also as a stringer for New York dailies. However, little is known about Cunningham’s role as a journalist and witness to history. My ongoing research attempts to correct this through in-depth interviews with Cunningham, her peers, and observers, as well as a review of her work, papers, and articles about this pioneer. Click here to read PDF. I’ve also been invited to submit a chapter on this topic to a book titled To Make the World Better, edited by Dorothy Gilliam, former columnist of the Washington Post, and Angela Dodson, an editor at Diverse Issues in Higher Education, formerly of the N.Y. Times and Black Issues Book...
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Jun 23, 2018 | |
Publication No. 19 Invited Book Chapter Title: BET on Black: African-American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama, edited by Kenrya Rankin Naasel, Contributed “Daddy, My Brother Barack and Me.” (Memphis: Kifani Press, October 2013). Author(s) Lamb, Yanick Rice Published by Kifani Press Role I was one of nearly two dozen women invited to submit a chapter about their fathers, brothers, sons and mates to highlight the contributions of black men in our lives. Synopsis Sibling rivalry was never really a problem for me, but all that changed when my father stood me up for Thanksgiving. On the eve of Turkey Day, I developed a case of Obama envy. You’ve heard of “outside children?” Well, President Barack Obama has an outside family. He has two dads: Barack Hussein Obama Sr. and a surrogate, William Radford Rice, the father he “stole” from me during his first run for the White House. Daddy Rice helped him get there. Like any good father, he always believed that Barack was “The One.” He talked about him incessantly and told everyone he would become the first black president of the United States. Daddy had been saying this long before Barack’s run for Congress, breakout speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004 and radio rebuttal to one of President Bush’s weekly radio spiels. Click here to read more. https://yanickricelamb.com/my-work/books/daddy-my-brother-barack-and-me/ Impact/Recognition This book won the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Award and has been praised for shattering stereotypes about black men and black fathers. My chapter explored my bond with my father despite divorce and distance, against the backdrop of Barack Obama’s first campaign...
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Jun 23, 2018 | |
Publication No. 20 Invited Book Chapters Lamb, Y.R. (October 2012).“Obamacare and the Wizards of Bad Behavior” and “The Art of the Diss.” Haternation: How Racism & Incivility Are Dividing Us. Foote, N., ed. University of North Texas. Publisher’s Synopsis HaterNation: How Incivility & Racism Have Divided Us is an anthology of insightful essays compiled by veteran journalist, author and educator Neil Foote of the University of North Texas. The re-election of President Barack Obama has continued to fuel an uncivil and hateful tone that’s not becoming of America. Some of the nation’s top journalists and thought leaders discuss how incivility has become too commonplace, fueling hate and racist acts in a country that just four years ago celebrated the notion of a “post racial” America. Impact This ebook has been praised for adding context and analysis on race relations and the impact of the nation’s first black president. I was invited to write two essays on some of the myths surrounding the Affordable Care Act in “Obamacare and the Wizards of Bad Behavior” and another on subtle and overt racism against President Barack Obama in “The Art of the Diss.” Chapter 6: “Obamacare and the Wizards of Bad Behavior” Chapter 8: “The Art of the Diss” These publication meet criteria No. 10 set forth on page 10 in Appendix A of Recommendation 305-2015as an Exemplary Creative/Professional Activity: Criteria No. 10. Authorship of works such as articles, reviews, commentaries, multimedia, and/or other creative projects published or broadcast locally, nationally or internationally in newspapers, magazines, popular or industry-specific media (e.g., PR Tactics, JAE, Folio, AJR, CJR etc.) or on the Internet if they...
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