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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 of…

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, who in 1961 became the first African American reporter at the Washington Post, 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.

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 St…

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 s…

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 report…

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.” T…

The Close-up Foundation hosts a panel discussion on the medias portrayal of Latinos.

Washington Post Columnist Dorothy Gilliam interviewed Chairman of the President’s Initiative on Race John Franklin. He talked about some of the criticisms of the program and its progress thu…

Dorothy Gilliam, Washington Post columnist, talked about young teens and their drug awareness. She mentioned a federal survey showing teens are more aware of the dangers of marijuana use and…

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 an…

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, th…

Political and news events were examined through reviews of morning newspapers; interviews with journalists and legislators; and viewer telephone calls.

The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association hosted a panel discussion on affirmative action in the media. Participants spoke about the effects of affirmative action in news gatherin…

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 a…

Panelists of varied backgrounds, including Charles Murray, co-author of “The Bell Curve” sought ways to explain bigotry and racism in the U.S. and to replace them with a sense of community a…

The 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 sever…

Howard 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.

Participants 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. T…

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…