Race and Justice Reporting Initiative

Our mini-grants support media coverage on racial justice issues in Detroit.

Meet our third cohort of reporting fellows

The Fall 2019 cohort will cover stories on arts and culture in Detroit.

The third cohort of our Race and Justice Reporting Initiative will cover stories on arts and culture in Detroit that demonstrate how artists and creators of color are responding to the social injustices faced by their communities.

Learn why we chose to focus on arts and culture.

This is a unique opportunity for print, radio, and video journalists to cover critical issues about the environment in Black, immigrant, or low-income communities.

Our Race and Justice Reporting Initiative was created to support independent journalists of color interested in researching and reporting on racial justice issues facing Detroit's communities.

Reporting fellows, who were competitively selected from a pool of professional journalists, will receive mini-grants of $1,000 each and have two months to produce a print, radio, or video piece on their chosen topic (see below).

Fall 2019 Cohort: Reporting on arts and culture in Detroit

Clifton Kirkman II

Erica Monèt

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Check out our reporting fellows' stories:

Muralist Katie Yamasaki Explores Issues of Race and Justice in Her WorkKatie Yamasaki has created more than 80 murals around the world, often working with women on themes of incarceration and families. But Detroit is special.

The grants supporting our Race and Justice Reporting Initiative were made possible by the Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation and Community Foundation For Southeast Michigan.