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Journalists talked about media portrayal and sensationalism of race in news coverage. Topics included the the lack of diversity in the news industry, the Trayvon Martin story and racial profiling, the…

Participants spoke about the state of the black community in American cities. Among the topics they addressed were the legacy of the civil right movement, challenges facing the urban poor,…

Following opening remarks by Maudine Cooper, Marc Morial, Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine, and Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele, Vernon Jordan gave the…

A town hall meeting was held on the challenges facing black American men. The panelists talked about topics such as black families, mentoring, education and training, access to minority business…

Al Sharpton was joined by a panel of journalists to discuss “Are Blacks Projected Fairly in the Media.” They discussed whether or not the media fairly portrays African Americans in its news…

The Millions More Movement commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March on the National Mall with speeches and performances highlighting the theme of reparation, repair,…

The panelists discussed the upcoming elections. Topics included education and job training, minority advocacy, African-American candidates for Congress, the impact of African-American…

Officials held a news conference to talk about the Unity '04 Campaign. The campaign was designed to be a voter registration, voter education, and get out the vote effort. After the news…

Mr. Curry discussed the war with Iraq, his coverage of the war from Central Command Headquarters in Doha, Qatar, and the coverage of the war by other news organizations. He responded to…

Panelists talked about affirmative action, including the case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the University of Michigan’s affirmative action admissions policy. Following…

Participants talked about levels of voter turn out in the 2002 midterm elections among the African-American community and the impact that black votes had on election results. They also…

Participants talked about the history of the African American press and its impact on today’s media culture. Following their discussion they answered questions from students.

Mr. Curry talked about headline news issues. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

Mr. Curry talked about how the Bush administration will need to reach out to African-Americans and other current news events. He also responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes and…

Mr. Curry talked about current events and newspaper headlines. He specifically discussed his magazine article entitled Bitter Fruit, which concerns a current New York exhibit on lynchings.…

Mr. Curry talked about news stories in the headlines and responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.

Mr. Curry talked about the efforts of Jesse Jackson to encourage the release of the American soldiers held captive in Yugoslavia and other current news events. He also responded to viewer’s…

Mr. Curry discussed headline news, African-American issues and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

In the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Curry talked about current news stories of interest to him and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail.

In the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Curry and Mr. Fund talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail.