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William J. Ford

William J. Ford

William J. Ford has worked as a newspaper reporter for more than 20 years. Most recently, he spent seven years covering Prince George鈥檚 County, some Maryland politics and other local news in the D.C. area for the Washington Informer. While at the paper, Ford received reporting awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association and was finalist for beat reporting in 2021 and a 2019 award winner for beat reporting from the D.C. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Ford previously worked as a correspondent for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine and for nearly 10 years covering municipalities and other local news for The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Congressional Black Caucus marks historic firsts as it membership hits record
By: - January 7, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥 With a record 62 elected Black officials, including historic firsts of two women senators and two representatives from Alabama, the Congressional Black Caucus held a swearing-in ceremony this past Friday morning before members took the oath of office for the 119th U.S. Congress. Democrats Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester […]

Trump insults Harris, makes false claims, quarrels with Black journalists at conference
By: and - August 1, 2024

CHICAGO 鈥 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday underwent questioning from a National Association of Black Journalists panel in a turbulent session during which he falsely claimed Vice President Kamala Harris 鈥渉appened to turn Black鈥 during her political career. Through the roughly 35-minute combative event, the former president rarely answered questions, lied and exaggerated, attacked […]

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