Television Race Initiative: What: Overview

Project Advisors:

Rev. Dr. Joan Campbell
National Council of Churches

Christina Cuevas
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County

Judy Doctoroff
Public Affairs Television

Robert Larson
Larson Communications Group

Cyria M. Lobo
YWCA, Racial Justice/ Human Rights Division

Ceasar McDowell
Telecommunications/ Civil Rights Specialist

Marc Skvirsky
Facing History and Ourselves

Wayne Winborne
National Conference of Community & Justice

Diane Wong
UNITY - Journalists of Color

Conference Presentations, Awards, and Accolades:

The President’s Initiative on Race (January 1999) – TRI was commended by the staff of the President’s Initiative on Race as an effort that is successfully bridging racial divides in communities across America and was designated as a "Promising Practice" in their publication: "Pathways to One America in the 21st Century: Promising Practices for Racial Reconciliation." You can view this publication online at www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/OneAmerica.

The Council on Foundations (April 1999)
"Race, Media and Civic Engagement," New Orleans, LA.

The Brookings Institution (May 1999)
"Race in America: New Approaches to Bridging the Divide," Washington, D.C.

PBS Annual Meeting (June 1999)
"The Race Is On: The Television Race Initiative," San Francisco, CA.

Public Television Outreach Alliance (June 1999)
"The Television Race Initiative," San Francisco, CA.

UNITY '99: Journalists of Color (July 1999)
"Creating a Context: The Television Race Initiative," Seattle, WA.

National League of Cities (July 1999)
"Reducing Racism: Programs That Work and Why," San Francisco, CA.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting (September 1999) Beyond Ratings: An American Love Story Engages Diverse Communities: Series Outreach Presentation," Washington, D.C.

National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) Annual Meeting (November 1999)
"PTV Takes on Diversity — Part I: The Race Is On," Albuquerque, NM.