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Every time a young black girl shyly approaches me for an autograph or writes or calls or stops me on the street to ask how she can become a journalist, I feel an enormous responsibility. It's more than simply being a role model. I know I have to be a voice for them as well.

Gwen Ifill

Gwen Ifill

Gwen Ifill

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Born: September 29, 1955

Died: November 14, 2016 (aged 61)

Bio: Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill was an American Peabody Award-winning journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with Washington Week in Review.

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