On persevering despite the obstacles in “Journalist Gwen Ifill: In Her Own Words” in NPR (2016 Nov 14)
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…I have a flat spot right in the front of my head from trying to break down walls my entire career, forcing diversity of thought and opinion into newsrooms and onto the air. Whatever else you do with your lives, I hope you remember to fight those battles, too.

— Gwen Ifill

What It Means

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Gwen Ifill

About Gwen Ifill

Gwen Ifill (September 29, 1955–November 14, 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author.