Hussman course uses Black press to teach US history
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 4, 2024
Trevy McDonald, the daughter of two “news junkies,” was sold on the power of the Black press at a young age. When she was in a sixth grade play, her photo appeared in the Chicago Defender, one of the nation’s premier Black newspapers.
That helped spur a passion for the Black press that’s followed her through her career. Since 2013, she’s taught MEJO 342: The Black Press and U.S. History, at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
The course examines both historic events and time periods and the role Black . . .
