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ATLANTA - RJR N bi
. th Inc.' continuing its upport of a
scho] rship program for
miaoriti tudying journalism . I
ith grant ofS17,000 to the Na-
uld ure to . t' on I e p per Publisher'
financialinforma- I • '0 ( A).
life. In presenting the 1987 gift,
Marshall B. B RJR abisco
enior vice pre ident, com
mented 0 the company's inter-
. e in Black journalism. Soon
after . n . n voieed i inde-·
pendence, Blac ne papers
re ere ted to peak out for the
righ of minoriti in America,"
Basssaid, "The B ck pr is the
olde t Blac indu try in
America, and it continues to be
a vital part of e Bla com
munity."
- Un- He dded that NNPA,
ne p pers "are a critical
source of infortnatio about the
economic and social . es that
touch minorities' lives."
The RJR Nabisco cholar
ship program in journalism
began 15 years ago, when Black
publishers approached the com
pany about the gap between the
need for qualified minority jour
nalists and the number avail ble.
Since 1972, RJ Nabisco has
pledged more th . $200,000 to
. the program, win have
funded 60 scholar . by 1990.
Thus far, 36 stud ts have
earned jou m degr with
the help of the ant.
During the 1987-88 cademic
year, 15 tuden selected by the
high st ndards of the NP A
scholarship committee are
studying journalism thr ugh the
RJR abisco sch arship
program. •
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