IPR is featuring research and some of the many Black pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Black History Month. Ofield Dukes was born in Rutledge, Alabama, in 1932. He graduated with a journalism degree from Wayne State University in 1958 after serving in the Army. In … Continue reading Pioneer Ofield Dukes (1932-2011)
IPR is featuring research and some of the many Black pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Black History Month. John Harold Johnson was born on Jan. 19, 1918, in Arkansas City, Arkansas. While he attended the University of Chicago, Johnson worked part-time at Supreme Life Insurance … Continue reading Pioneer John Harold Johnson (1918–2005)
IPR is featuring some of the many Black pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Black History Month. Barbara Gardner Proctor was born on Nov. 30, 1932, in Black Mountain, N.C. She grew up in an impoverished neighborhood there without electricity or running water. After graduating in … Continue reading Barbara Gardner Proctor (1932-2018)
This summary is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. McKinsey & Company examined barriers affecting Black Americans in the digital divide. A literature review was conducted in 2022. Key findings include:1.) The digital divide disproportionately affects Black Americans across adoption, computer ownership, and digital skills.— 50% of Black Americans have the … Continue reading Closing the Digital Divide
IPR is featuring some of the many Black American pioneers and landmark events to celebrate Black History Month. Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1896 that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which Homer Plessy, who was seven-eighths … Continue reading Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
IPR is featuring some of the many Black American pioneers and landmark events to celebrate Black History Month. Born in Atlanta, Texas on January 26, 1892, Bessie Coleman was the first African American and Native American female pilot. Her mother, Susan Coleman, was an African American maid, and her father George Coleman was a sharecropper of mixed Native … Continue reading Pioneer Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)
IPR is featuring some of the many Black American pioneers and modern-day heroes to celebrate Black History Month. Joseph Varney Baker was born on Aug. 20, 1908, in Abbeville, South Carolina. Baker moved to Philadelphia as a teenager, graduated from Central High School, and went on to study journalism at Temple University. His career began as … Continue reading Pioneer Joseph Varney Baker (1908-1993)
IPR is featuring some of the many Black American pioneers and modern-day heroes to celebrate Black History Month. Maggie Lena Walker was born to enslaved parents on July 15, 1864, in Richmond, Virginia. After the Civil War, her mother worked as a laundress and her father as a butler in a popular Richmond hotel. She attended … Continue reading Pioneer Maggie Lena Walker (1864-1934)
This blog is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It accompanies a podcast series called “The Future of PR Looks Like Us” exploring the diverse voices that have shaped the industry and featuring work done by PR students from Centennial College. This campaign was created in partnership with the Canadian Council of Public Relations … Continue reading The Future of PR Looks Like Us campaign
IPR has partnered with the Museum of Public Relations to feature some of the many Black PR Pioneers in celebration of Black History Month. In 1957, Inez Y. Kaiser (1918-2016) was the first African American woman to open her own public relations firm and serve national clients. She has also recently become the first Black woman … Continue reading Black PR Pioneer: Inez Kaiser (1918-2016)
IPR has partnered with The Museum of Public Relations to feature some of the many Black PR Pioneers in celebration of Black History Month. Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was an American journalist who became an activist in the late 1800s after she experienced injustice on a train ride from Memphis to Nashville in 1884. She … Continue reading Black PR Pioneer: Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931)