Black Joy Blazers: Architects of Truth

This episode of Black Joy Blazers spotlights the architects of truth, journalists who turned their voices into power.

• Ida B. Wells – investigative journalist whose anti-lynching reporting exposed systemic racial violence through data-driven journalism
• Ed Bradley – pioneering 60 Minutes correspondent who elevated investigative broadcast journalism and accountability reporting.
• Joy Reid – political commentator who reframed cable news conversations around race, democracy, and cultural context.
• Rachel Scott – ABC News political correspondent known for fearless questioning and high-stakes reporting moments.                
• Imara Jones – Journalist and Founder of TransLash Media, which expands political discourse through trans-centered journalism.
• Thomas Morris Chester – Civil War-era Black correspondent (Dispatcher)