Aaron Haynes

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412 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2024 last heard 17 Aug

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The Don Lemon Show · Lemon LIVE at 5 | Judge Refuses DOJ Case Against Don Lemon! · 23 Jan 2026 podcast

I mean, listen, we know that part of these attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion include attacks on journalists of color who we know have been disproportionately impacted in this anti DEI climate.

Right.

And so we must push back against that, because if we do not have a truly representative press, how can we have a truly free press and how can we have a truly healthy democracy?

We know that these issues are tied together.

Right.

That democracy and a free press and diversity, those things are not mutually exclusive.

They rise and fall together, as do the rest of us, right?

These are issues that should frankly concern and alarm all Americans, right?

We do know.

right we know that for black journalists the stakes can be even higher right because we are often the ones that are on the front lines right covering policing covering immigration enforcement covering civil rights covering systemic inequality the very places where accountability is most needed right so when institutions avoid moral clarity in these moments it is black journalists and the communities that we serve who feel the consequences of that and that is part of the reason why we stood up for you but we know

that this is a broader iss We know that this is abou You were at that church b the news was happening an happening.

You know, we'r out right now, like journa covering protests, document bearing witness in moments are increasingly having

and they're safety threatened people like you people like joy who are our highest profile trailblazers in this new independent media ecosystem are being targeted for a reason they want to silence they want to chill people like you who are out here who are telling the truth

independently.

When you said that you were going to Minneapolis over the weekend, I knew that that meant that we were going to get an honest and accurate record of what was happening on the ground.

So recent public warnings aimed at people like you for covering a protest should really concern anybody who believes in a free and independent press, because honestly, that kind of rhetoric sends a really chilling message that journalism itself can be a

She's exactly right, Don.

She's exactly right.

And I know that you know this, but I just want to point out for folks watching that not only did NAPJ issue a statement, but many of our allies in journalism and beyond are standing

with uh standing with the issue of press freedom and press integrity uh from the american society of journalists and authors to the american i mean the association of foreign correspondents the community to protect journalists the freedom of the press foundation journalism and women's symposium the hispanic journalists are with us the arab and middle eastern journalists the asian american journalists pan america is with us uh the radio television digital news association reporters without borders

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