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Charlayne Hunter-Gault talked about her 50 years as a reporter and the Black Americans she wrote about over that time. This event was hosted by the Auburn Avenue Research Library in Atlanta.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, author of New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa’s Renaissance, Alan Wieder, author of Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid, and Sean Jacobs, auth…

Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at an NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund luncheon commemorating the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Following Attorney General Holde…

A panel celebrated the life and work of Representative John Lewis (D-GA).

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library convened a day-long conference on the presidency and civil rights. During the concluding panel, the achievements of the last 60 years were considered…

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library convened a conference on the presidency and civil rights. In this discussion, panelists consider President Kennedy’s legacy and the evolution of his …

Family, friends and colleagues of the of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy honored his memory and legacy at an event commemorating his swearing-in as attorney general January 21, 196…

Johnetta Cole moderated a panel discussion with three other women about their contributions to Civil Rights movement. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. …

In the third panel discussion, “Solutions: The Future Political Landscape” The “There You Go Again: Orwell Comes to America” conference invited historians, linguists, cognitive experts, j…

Dignitaries, journalists, and family paid tribute to the life and career of Ed Bradley at his memorial service at Riverside Church in New York. The service featured several musical tributes …

Charlayne Hunter-Gault was interviewed by Gayle Smith about her book New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa’s Renaissance, published by Oxford University Press. Ms. Hunter-Gault argued th…

The panel members discussed writing nonfiction and talked about their own books. They also responded to audience members' questions. Collier wrote Still with Me: A Daughter’s Journey o…

Former President Clinton and Bill Gates talked about the global AIDS epidemic, international efforts to eradicate the pandemic, barriers to providing adequate education and medical aid to de…

Journalists discussed how they are covering events in Africa and future media coverage of the region. They talked about the lack of freedom of the press in most African nations and how journ…

Panelists discussed the ethnic conflicts in Africa and ways to address them. They also took questions from the audience. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson participated via telepho…

Sulayman Nyang, African Studies Director at Howard University, spoke about democratic developments in Africa and the dangers of despotism in central Africa that threaten democratization in t…

Participants of this conference spoke on the future of Africa and its journalistic coverage. Wole Soyinka, one of the speakers spoke on several threats to adequate news coverage and speculat…

Interview with Charlayne Hunter-Gault, national correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. Charlayne Hunter-Gault was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of …

The panelists discussed the problems of crime and violence in cities and towns and how to restore safety for all citizens.

The participants reflected on the issues of the 1960s and their effect on politics and society today.