Investigative Journalist | Author | Journo prof @GWU | @NPR & @WaPo alum | Past prez @IRE_NICAR l Pulitzer juror ‘22/‘23 l 2x UIUC grad l Chgo girl | AKA 💕💚
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I’m excited to announce my upcoming book in January 2026! You can pre-order “Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen” today through Friday @BNBuzz and get 25% off. Use PREORDER25 at
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo’s doctors say that the final tests indicate that no further treatment is needed for the pope’s lung cancer.
Two midwestern teams in the World Series? Life is good.
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Twenty-five years ago, I was headed to the White House to cover a presser. The sky was a brilliant blue. And then the world changed forever…
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Breaking News: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied a request from Missouri officials to use a congressional map that was redrawn to help Republicans try to pick up a Democratic-held House seat. nyti.ms/4gTZaRJ
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We honored Lonnie Bunch in person in the Council Chamber in 2019
As Secretary of the Smithsonian & founding director of the National Museum of African American History & Culture, he is an organizational, intellectual, & fundraising titan
Our resolution:
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BREAKING: Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following an ideological clash with the Trump administration. apnews.com/article/lonnie-bu…
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Breaking news: President Trump ordered the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that warn of “inaccurate” exhibits and direct people to “accurate information regarding America’s history.” wapo.st/4woBoEc
Just learned from my publisher that my book, Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen, has been named one of Amazon’s “Best History Books of 2026 So Far.”
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Levi Henry Jr., NABJ Hall of Famer, lifetime member, and founder of the Westside Gazette. We honor his legacy, his unwavering dedication to elevating Black voices, and his powerful example of the importance of Black-owned media.
How lovely…
Happy #WorldBookDay!
In celebration, we're highlighting books written by four of our co-founders and trainers. These books all feature the rigorous research that these excellent investigative journalists have shared with the members of the Ida B. Wells Society for years.
Dan, my former partner on the DOJ beat at WaPo, was a generous colleague who worked hard to make every story better. And he was such a nice guy. Rest well, my friend.
I’m heartbroken by the death of one of my former @washingtonpost editors @DanEggenDC, who steered our coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign. His infectious delight at every twist and turn, his knack for nailing the “so what” of every story, and his pursuit of even more colorful, unique detail made my work and that of dozens of colleagues stronger. Before editing, he wrote definitive stories on the early hours and days of the 9/11 attacks.
As former colleague @jdawsey1 says in Eggen’s obit, “Dan is one of those people who make the newspaper work.”
Rest well, Dan.
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I heard in person @cherylwt talk about her tremendous work on this project along with @SaaacamTx Director Mrs. Deborah Omawale Jarmon, two powerhouse women!
Often overlooked in America’s history of World War II are the 27 Tuskegee Airmen who disappeared in combat. Geoff Bennett sat down with Cheryl W. Thompson, whose father was also an airman. She chronicles the lives of the missing men and the racism they endured while serving their country in her book, “Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen.” to.pbs.org/3Ohp739
