Tracie Powell is the founder of The Pivot Fund and the founding fund manager of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund. She was a 2021-22 Fellow at The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a 2015-16 JSK Fellow at Stanford.

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Celebrating Two Years of Impact

February marks the second anniversary of The Pivot Fund, and what a journey it has been! In these past two years, we'...

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The Bold Move Behind Our Investment In Baltimore Beat

Empowering change, The Pivot Fund recently made a significant investment of $150,000 in Baltimore Beat, an impactful ...

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Black Journalists on Journalism

A special Black History Month conversation

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How Press Forward Locals Can Avoid Journalism’s Past Mistakes

Last week’s Knight Media Forum was a coming-out party of sorts for the Press Forward local news initiative, which was...

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Dual Approach: Direct Action and Financial Support for Local News

By Christian Monterrosa

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The Future of News & Information for Black Audiences

Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean and their descendants have been integral to the Black American narrative. Bu...

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What journalism can learn from TikTok's "Who TF Did I Marry?

As I sat in the hair salon, surrounded by the gentle hum of blow dryers and the scent of hair products, I was unexpec...

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Water For The Desert

News Deserts Newspapers Local News Journalism

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