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Ex-US Sen. Fred Harris, last surviving member of Kerner Commission, dies
Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris (D-Okla.), the last surviving member of the Kerner Commission, a panel appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967 to examine the causes of the 1960s riots ...
NABJ to celebrate 50 years of promoting diversity in newsrooms: A look at its origins
The National Association of Black Journalists is gearing up to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025, marking five decades ...
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What Do Black Journalists Want?
Context clues: In 1968, the Kerner Commission report highlighted failings of the American media in covering the fight for racial equity. Gilliam, one of two Black graduates in the Columbia Journalism ...
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the year that transformed the nation
1968 was a year filled with conflict and transformation. The Kerner Commission report shattered dreams of a unified society. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were silenced by ...
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Dallas author Rick Loessberg sees hope that political divisions can be overcome
Political and social divisions might feel like they're at an all-time high, but we may not be as divided as we think. Why it matters: History shows the United States has bridged these gaps before, and ...
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Honor MLK’s Legacy By Creating Economic Justice
A month before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, a report was released by the Kerner Commission, established by President Lyndon Johnson to examine the causes of and solutions to ...
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Topic - Kerner Commission
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Commission after its chair, Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. of Illinois, was an 11-member commission established by President ...