APRIL 2009: In The Media
The following media mentioned the Kirwan Institute or its staff during April.
PRINT MEDIA
The Lantern, Columbus, OH, April 6, 2009
Plight of Somali refugees examined …
Follow-up coverage of Kirwan speakers’ presentation
US News & World Report – April 30, 2009, Justin Ewers reporting
Obama and Race Relations: Civil Rights Leaders Aren’t Satisfied
Interview with john a. powell regarding Obama’s first 100 days.
OSU Alumni Magazine, March/April
Quoted john powell and other OSU experts regarding the status of race in light of the Obama presidency.
WIRE SERVICE
Associated Press, (April 20, 2009 interview), Jesse Washington
Andrew Grant-Thomas was interviewed about Durban Review Conference
(For background only)
E-MAGAZINES/BLOGS
OSU Today, April 1, 2009
April 3: Speakers to discuss the Somali Diaspora
The Root, Washington DC, April 6, 2009
Why the U.S. Must Go to the Race Conference
RADIO/TV
WHDH-NBC, 7 News Urban Update – April 12, 2009
Interview with Andrew Grant-Thomas
Nielsen Audience: 100,440
AMERICANS FOR AMERICAN VALUES (AAV)
Professor and Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute john a. powell was a founding member of a new organization, Americans for American Values, which was launched with a grant in April, with an objective to study the impact of implicit racial bias on voting decisions. The following media provided coverage:
Afro-American Newspaper – Dorothy Rowley – (April 20, 2009 interview)
Interview with john a. powell.
PR Newswire, – April 13, 2009
New Project to Study and Combat Unconscious Racism
Interview with john a. powell.
TavisTalks – April 15, 2009
Interview with john a. powell on implicit bias.
WORT-FM, Morning Buzz – April 21, 2009
Interview with john a. powell.
Ourfuture.org (Campaign for America’s Future) – April 29, 2009
Interview with john a. powell by Isaiah J. Poole
WOR Radio interview, Joey Reynolds Show – April 30, 2009
Reaches 350,000 listeners nationally
Associated Press – Jesse Washington
Interview with john a. powell
FUTURE COVERAGE EXPECTED
Nichi Bei Times – Kathy Aok
Expected interview with john a. powell.
US News & World Report
john powell to be quoted
Special edition devoted to Obama’s first 100 days – upcoming in a few weeks