February 25, 2020
This month, we asked #PolicyTerps to tell us who inspires them so that we can honor our black role models on social media.
Faculty: Apolonia Calderon
Inspiration: Gwen Ifill
How Gwen Ifill inspires Calderon:
"Gwen helped lay the foundation for women of color to be seen as policy experts and had the courage to host her own program to inform communities about policy issues that affected their lives. In today's climate, I hope to embody her courage and leadership in my classroom. "
How she connects to Calderon's work:
"She was one of the first Afro-Latina's to host her own nationally televised public affairs hour helping to inform the nation of issues that affected their communities. The work she did to inform the nation while never losing her identity is what I hope to do with my research and teaching." Gwendolyn L. Ifill was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first woman of African descent to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with Washington Week in Review. She was the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and co-anchor and co-managing editor, with Judy Woodruff, of the PBS NewsHour, both of which air on PBS. (Source: Wikipedia)
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