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UNITY 2004: A Powerful Alliance. A Force for Change. Washington Convention Center - Washington, D.C., August 4 to 8, 2004

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The Best of UNITY 2004
Highlights from the world's largest gathering
of journalists of color Aug. 4-8 in Washington, D.C.
More than 8,000 journalists converged on the nation's capitol in the name of improving diversity in news. Here are highlights:

DC Press Corps lacks diversity
Barely 10 percent of the Washington newspaper press corps are journalists of color, according to a report by UNITY and University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
» Report (838k PDF)
» News release

News Coverage
News about the history-making UNITY 2004 convention continues to reverberate. » News links

Convention Events
President Bush's address at UNITY 2004

Sen. John Kerry's address at UNITY 2004

U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's address

Education Programs

Newspaper
The UNITY 2004 Student Newspaper Project
» Saturday, August 7
» Friday, August 6
» Thursday, August 5
» Wednesday, August 4

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The UNITY 2004 Student Radio Project

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