Her removal comes at a time when Black journalists already stand on fragile ground in an industry that continues to exclude them. According to the Pew Research Center’s most recent survey of American newsrooms, only 6% of reporting journalists in 2022 were Black, though Black people make up 12% of the population. White journalists accounted for 76% of reporters, even though the white population stands at 61%. The National Association of Black Journalists said Attiah’s firing had “raised an alarm about the erosion of Black voices across the media.”“The absence of Black journalists doesn’t just harm us, it impoverishes the entire profession,” NABJ President Errin Haines declared. “This firing sends a message to other Black journalists and writers that our perspectives aren’t valued unless we align with the status quo,” Lewis said.