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Dorothy Gilliam

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Black History Month - Dorothy Gilliam
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Dorothy Gilliam is a trailblazing African American journalist who was the first full time black woman reporter hired at the Washington Post in 1961.  She was president of the National Association of Black Journalists, as well a television personality in the Metro D.C. area.  Gilliam is the director of Prime Movers, a program based out of George Washington University that places veteran journalists in high schools to help either bolster or begin student journalism programs.  

 

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EVENT: Volunteers Launch Weekend “Blitz” To Save Oaks From Deadly Disease

Saturday, April 28, 2012 By Howard Dyckoff, Oakland Voices Correspondent Oakland is famous for its oak trees but those are at risk due the algae-like disease called Sudden Oak Death (SOD) syndrome, which has devasted coastal forests in Northern California. Oak trees are needed [...]
 
  

  

    


  
  	    

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Thanks to everyone who applied to our 2012 East Oakland project, and to our 2010 West Oakland project graduates as well as all of the organizations – including East Oakland Building Healthy Communities – who helped us recruit. Our application [...]     


    
 


 

  

    

  
  
  
  
  
  

   


  

 



  
  

      
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