Borealis Philanthropy has announced grants totaling more than $5.4 million to 58 organizations to help ensure that Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian people have access to the news and information they need to navigate geographies and social systems.

Awarded through the organization’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund (REJ Fund), the grants are aimed at building and nourishing the capacity and sustainability of news organizations and journalism ecosystem partners led by and serving BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities in pursuit of a future where those communities are powerful as a result of the cultural change created from thriving BIPOC journalism.

The REJ Fund prioritizes funding for independent, BIPOC-owned, -led, and -serving media; organizations with budgets under $2 million and little access to national funding; and those reaching people of color with content and/or programming that strengthens civil discourse and participation. The latest recipients include AirGo, The Atlanta Voice, Barrio Television, Black Alder, Black by God, Black Future Newsstand, and Black River Life Media.

For a complete list of recipients, see the Borealis Philanthropy website.

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