Charlayne Hunter - Gault to Visit HU J-School

Hampton, VA - Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications welcomes renowned journalist, author and civil rights activist Charlayne Hunter-Gault on Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss her book “New News Out of Africa.” Hunter-Gault’s visit is part of the School’s Caldwell Café series and will be held in the Scripps Howard Auditorium.

Hunter-Gault has led an expansive and award-winning career in journalism. From 1999-2005, Hunter-Gault served as CNN’s Johannesburg, South Africa’s bureau chief. Prior to that, she served as chief correspondent in Africa for NPR and as chief national correspondent for PBS’s “The Newshour with Jim Lehrer.” She has previously reported for “The New Yorker,” “The New York Times,” and WRC-TV.

During her time with “The Newshour with Jim Lehrer,” Hunter-Gault earned two Emmys and a Peabody for excellence in broadcast journalism for her work on “Apartheid’s People,” a series on South Africa. In 1986, she received the Journalist of the Year Award from National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and was later inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2005.

In 1962, Hunter-Gault made civil rights history as the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Georgia. Her book “In My Place,” a memoir about her undergraduate experience, was published in 1992.

In her latest book, “New News Out of Africa,” Hunter-Gault aims to debunk the negative American stereotypes of Africa and instead provide a balanced perspective on the continent’s recent past, transformational present and promising future.

Scripps Howard’s writer-in-residence Earl Caldwell, a nationally renowned journalist, created Caldwell Cafe. It was designed for students to be exposed to media and journalism professionals in a relaxed environment.

For more information, please contact Earl Caldwell at (757) 727-2020 or via e-mail at earl.caldwell@hamptonu.edu.

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