African American Journalist

NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill memorialized with USPS Forever stamp | PBS

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019African American News, African American Politics ...

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the late PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill with a commemorative Forever stamp. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The stamp, which was unveiled Tuesday, features a 2008 photo of Ifill with the words “BLACK HERITAGE” at the top and Ifill’s name at the bottom. It is the 43rd stamp in the Black Heritage […]

Jemele Hill Launches New Podcast With Spotify | Colorlines

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019African American Entertainment, KINDR'D ...

“Jemele Hill is Unbothered” will feature interviews and unapologetic commentary on sports, politics and culture.

Take a Look at All This Black Genius the MacArthur Foundation Has Recognized | The Root

October 12, 2017African American Art, African American Education ...

The best way to start any day is with some black excellence, and today that cup runneth the hell over. The list of MacArthur fellows is out, and this year, six of the recipients are black.

Jim Vance, Washington’s longest-serving local news anchor, is dead at 75 | The Washington Post

July 22, 2017July 22, 2017African American Journalism, African American News ...

In a city of news junkies and scores of high-profile figures in politics and the media, the most-watched journalist in Washington may well have been Jim Vance. For more than 45 years at WRC-TV (Channel 4), he was the region’s longest-serving television news anchor. He presided over the area’s top-rated newscasts and became a public figure in his own right. He gained broad sympathy for his openness about his struggles with drugs and depression.

Little Known Black History Fact: Alice Allison Dunnigan | Black America Web

July 20, 2017September 5, 2018African American History, African American Journalism ...

Alice Allison Dunnigan blazed trials for future White House Correspondents like April D. Ryan when she became the first Black woman named in that role in 1948. Dunnigan is also the first Black woman reporter to gain credentials to the press galleries of the U.S. Congress, and also the first Black woman to be elected to the Women’s National Press Club.

Gwen Ifill, Journalist and Debate Moderator, Dies at 61

November 14, 2016November 21, 2016African American Journalism, KOLUMN ...

Gwen Ifill, an award-winning television journalist for NBC and PBS, former reporter for The New York Times and author who moderated vice-presidential debates in 2004 and 2008, died on Monday in Washington. She was 61.