Anita, Felix and MAC Colleagues --

We definitely should put Kerner's 40th anniversary on the agenda.  And we
certainly need to recognize Lee Barrow's work in forging the AEJ call for
J-education diversity.

 Recently, I began a project to see who on the commission was still alive
and could do some oral interviews regarding the 1968 report and its charge
from President Johnson.  Also, have gathered the most recent print and
broadcast news industry workforce stats by race and gender with comparisons
in each decade following the Kerner Report.

Would love to participate in this anniversary effort.

Many thanks Anita for reminding us of this mammoth occasion.

Sharon




On 11/24/07 2:51 PM, "Felix Gutierrez" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Anita:
> Great idea!  And if AEJMC or the MAC Division recognizes the 40th anniversary
> of the Kerner Commission we should also honor Lee Barrow, who in 1968 issued
> an inspiring call at the AEJ convention that spurred the development of the
> MAC division and other initiaitives to make journalism and journalism
> education more diverse and inclusive for all people.
> He set the goal, pointed the direction and cleared the path for all of us and
> those who we have touched.
> Felix
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anita Fleming-Rife <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Saturday, November 24, 2007 1:39 pm
> Subject: Kerner Commission Report
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>> I was just thinking that &#39;08 marks the 40th year anniversary
>> of the Kerner Report. Did anyone propose a MAC panel to revisit or
>> evaluate the status of minorities in the media 40 years later? If
>> not, is it too late?
>>
>>
>>
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Sharon Bramlett-Solomon, Ph.D.
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Arizona State University
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