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Washington Post’s first black female reporter: Newsrooms still aren’t diverse enough | Perspective | The Inquirer, Philly.com

February 21, 2019July 10, 2019African American History, African American Journalism ...

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, For the Inquirer, The Inquirer, Philly.com Dorothy Butler Gilliam in the fall of 1961 or early in 1962, soon after having arrived at The Washington Post. (Harry Naltchayan / Washington Post). Featured Image [dropcap]When[/dropcap] I first walked into the Washington Post newsroom in 1961 as its first black female reporter, I felt […]