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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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