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Dorothy Butler Gilliam, who in 1961 became the first Washington Post African-American reporter, talked about the hurdles she overcame during her career.

Dorothy Gilliam, the first black female reporter for the Washington Post, discussed her life and journalism career.

Angela Dodson talked about her book Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box, in which hse recounts the national suffrage movement and profiles many…

Dorothy 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…

The 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…

The 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…

To 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…

Ms. 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…

In 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…

The 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…

In 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,…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…

Journalists talked about the effects of affirmative action in news gathering organizations and speculated on the results of suspending affirmative action programs.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…

Panelists 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.

Participants talked about how major media sources cover affirmative action issues. They highlighted the language in several recent stories and took questions from the press.

Ms. Gilliam talked about how the media covers African affairs, and how this impacts African-Americans. She also talked about the need for more African-Americans in the media, especially in…

Participants discussed their perspectives on how the Republican “Contract with America” will affect the African-American community on such issues as affirmative action and welfare reform.…

Current 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…