Dorothy Butler Gilliam
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Dorothy Butler Gilliam is a pioneering American journalist and author who became the first African American female reporter at The Washington Post and a prominent advocate for diversity in the media.
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| Dorothy Butler Gilliam canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
author
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civil rights activist ⓘ columnist ⓘ journalist ⓘ media diversity advocate ⓘ non-fiction writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Journalism awards for diversity advocacy
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NABJ Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Dorothy Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| careerStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredTopic |
civil rights
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race and media ⓘ urban affairs ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-11-24 ⓘ |
| degree | journalism degree from Columbia University ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
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Lincoln University (Missouri) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Jet magazine
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Louisville Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ The Washington Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights reporting
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journalism ⓘ media diversity ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
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memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Dorothy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| influenced | generations of Black journalists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Association of Black Journalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
civil rights movement
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| name | Dorothy Butler Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African American female reporter at The Washington Post ⓘ |
| notableFor | advocacy for diversity in American newsrooms ⓘ |
| notableRole | pioneering African American woman in mainstream U.S. journalism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ newspaper columnist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the National Association of Black Journalists ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| spouse | Sam Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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