March 2008

Panel to address issues African-American women face in the media

Dr. Shirley Staples Carter, director of the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will participate in a special panel discussion as part of Celebrate Women's History Month at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 30 at the Richland County Public Library, 1431 Assembly St. The panel discussion is open to the public.

Led by SCETV’s P.A. Bennett, the panel will offer a local perspective of the experiences and challenges African-American women face working in the media.

Other panelists include Carolyn Sawyer, chief executive officer and chief strategist of The Tom Sawyer Company; Dana F. Tucker, publisher and editor-in-chief of How We Live Magazine; Judi Gatson, anchor at WIS News 10; and Vernessa Pendergrass, public affairs director at WWDM 101.3 FM.

A book signing by Carolyn Sawyer, panelist and author of Forget the Glass Slipper, Build Your Own Castle: 10 Traits of a Million Dollar Business will follow.