Capitol Communicator reports that two Washington Post journalists were honored with Salute to Excellence awards by the National Association of Black Journalists.

WaPo’s Michelle Singletary and Jasmine Hilton win NABJ awards

by Capitol Communicator | Aug 14, 2024

Two Washington Post journalists were honored with Salute to Excellence awards by the National Association of Black Journalists.

According to The Post, columnist Michelle Singletary took first place in the commentary/essay category for large newsrooms for two of her insightful nationally syndicated “Color of Money” columns: “Our kids don’t want our paid-off house — or our ashes” and “Crypto is not the key to Black generational wealth.” The Post states that the columns “are vintage Michelle – wise, plainspoken and empathetic. Just last year, NABJ presented Michelle with its Legacy Award, which honors Black journalists of extraordinary accomplishment. And the year before, Michelle was recognized with a Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Metro reporter Jasmine Hilton won in the single feature category for large newsrooms for a group of mothers who channeled their grief over losing their sons to gun violence into a play. The story, states The Post, “which built on Jasmine’s years of dogged beat reporting on Prince George’s County law enforcement, offered a sensitive and intimate portrait of the mothers as they sought to keep their sons’ names alive and find purpose amid their unshakeable sadness. Jasmine said it was her first professional journalism award. We’re sure it won’t be her last.”

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