Remember the Ladies
Angela Dodson talked about her book Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box, in which she recounts the national suffrage movement and profiles many…
2,438 viewsAngela Dodson talked about her book Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box, in which she recounts the national suffrage movement and profiles many…
2,438 viewsDorothy Butler Gilliam, who in 1961 became the first African American reporter at the Washington Post, talked about the hurdles she overcame during her career.
503 viewsDorothy Gilliam, the first black female reporter for the Washington Post, discussed her life and journalism career.
324 viewsDorothy Gilliam talked about her life and career. In 1961 she was the first African-American woman to work as a reporter for the Washington Post. She later became assistant editor for the Style section and…
1,022 viewsThe 66th annual Congressional Dinner of the Washington Press Foundation was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. After the award presentations congressional leaders joked about the current…
714 viewsThe panel consisted of journalists who had covered the Civil Rights Movement. They focused on the time period of 1960-1964. The panelists talked about the effect that the media had in…
245 viewsTo commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the “Little Rock Nine,” the Newseum and the National Archives Experience presented “50 Years After Little Rock: The Media and the Movement.” The program included an…
490 viewsMs. Gilliam interviewed Professor Franklin on the president’s initiative on race. He talked about some of the criticisms of the program and its progress thus far as well as media coverage…
23 viewsIn the newspaper roundtable, Ms. Gilliam and Ms. Sommers talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail. Ms. Feeney served as guest…
40 viewsThe National Urban League continued its annual conference with a discussion on the federal government’s role in urban development. Secretary Herman and Secretary Slater spoke to the group…
17 viewsIn the first panel of a conference, “Is American Journalism in Crisis,” panelists discussed problems in the U.S. news media industry. They examined issues such media mergers, media forms,…
29 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…
130 viewsJournalists talked about the effects of affirmative action in news gathering organizations and speculated on the results of suspending affirmative action programs.
40 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…
81 viewsPanelists from varied backgrounds sought ways to explain bigotry and racism in the U.S. and to replace them with a sense of community and common values.
185 viewsThe NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS hosted a news conference to discuss how major media sources cover Affirmative Action Media Coverage. They highlighted the language in several…
60 viewsHoward University hosted Washington Post Reporter Dorothy Gilliam. She spoke about media coverage of African affairs and the need for more African-Americans in the media.
20 viewsParticipants discussed their perspectives on how the Republican “Contract with America” would affect the African-American community on such issues as affirmative action and welfare reform.…
41 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and…
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