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Black broadcast journalists often face unique challenges regarding their appearance on air, as highlighted by the experience of Jalea Brooks in Montgomery, Alabama.
Black journalists on TV have had to think about their appearance on air in ways that other journalists do not. In August 2020, broadcast journalist Jalea Brooks knew she needed to have an uncomfortable conversation with her news director about her hair. She had been working in Montgomery, Ala. for nearly four years and wanted […]
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