How newsrooms have failed black journalists

Since last week, editors at multiple publications have resigned over racism allegations or in response to criticism of their protest coverage. On this week’s show, we spoke with Jason Johnson, a Morgan State University associate professor focused on politics and journalism. He says that the journalism industry, which is more white and male than the population at large, keeps failing to recruit and empower black journalists.

Also: Ongoing discussions about racism have prompted some communities to remove Confederate statues. Will Mississippi become part of the trend and retire its flag, which contains the Confederate emblem?