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Kerri Gray’s son, Jackson, died when he was 12 weeks old from suffocation by bedding while staying in a home day care. In the wake of another infant’s death, a state law was passed allowing regulators, for the first time ever, to conduct unannounced inspections of these homes without needing a complaint. (Photo by Gavin McIntyre/The State)

Investigations that make a difference; her son’s heart still beats; a tragic cat death

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"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail following his release, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Chicago. Smollett was charged with disorderly conduct and filling a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck, a police official said. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)

The media’s Smollett coverage was fair; Ruhle and Under Armour’s no-no; spring training death

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The author, Brandi Griffin, and her little brother visit The King Center in Atlanta as children. Griffin writes that growing up on the west side of Atlanta had no bearing on her home life or academic success, and that the narrative about communities of color has been dictated by those who know nothing about them.

Media outlets routinely present a distorted picture of communities of color. It’s time for a change.

Local residents shout slogans as they participate in a candlelight vigil to mourn Indian paramilitary soldiers killed in Kashmir, in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

‘No image can be taken on face value’: Fake photos flood social media after a terrorist attack in India

New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, left, and Nancy Ancrum, editorial page editor of the Miami Herald, address attendees at an Associated Press Managing Editors conference in Austin, Texas, in 2018. This week, Sulzberger condemned President Donald Trump's continued use of the phrase "enemy of the people." (AP Photo/Paul Weber)

Trump remarks’ ‘ugly history’; questionable CNN hire; Gannett performs poorly

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