NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards, Finalists

May 9, 2025, 9 a.m. EDT

The National Association of Black Journalists named three ProPublica projects as finalists for the Salute to Excellence Awards:

"Segregation Academies" is a finalist in the Digital Media – Online Project: Feature category.

"An 11-Year-Old Denied Making a Threat and Was Allowed to Return to School.Tennessee Police Arrested Him Anyway," in collaboration with WPLN is a finalist in the Digital Media – Single Story: News category.

"Cookie & Zo’e: Segregation 60 Years Apart," in collaboration with Georgia Public Broadcasting is a finalist in the Television – Top 15 Markets – Feature: Long Form category.

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