Sam Whiting April 22, 2021Updated: April 23, 2021, 12:55 am
Jerri Lange at a book signing for “Jerri: A Black Woman’s Life in the Media,” published in 2005 Photo: Carmen Stone
Pioneering Black television talk show host and producer Jerri Lange got her first job in journalism in 1964 after joining a street protest calling attention to the lack of reporters of color.
The protest, outside The Chronicle, resulted in Lange being hired as secretary to the newspaper’s executive editor, Scott Newhall, she wrote in her memoir. From that job, she went on to work at City Hall, then shifted to television when UHF channels started expanding the dial.
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permanent american art collection. the director of the museum s max holine took over last year and noticed a gaping hole in the collection. a big chapter is missing and that s really in this case the whole story, the history, the appreciation of african-american art, especially from the deep south. reporter: most of the artists were born in the era of jim crow segregation, carrying with them the memories of their ancestors. the slave ship by thornton dial is a moving image of their transatlantic voyage. while revealing they also touch upon universal issues. racism, poverty, religion, class differences. and, so, it s a story that we can all relate to whether we have that unique african-american experience or whether we re from the south or whether we re from the bay area. reporter: board member belva davis believes it is an acknowledgment of a complicated
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shock, fear, dismay, disbelief. i could not because i was the anchor of the evening news show, let those emotions come out. the louisiana native got her start in 1950s as editor for jet magazine and then radio d.j. when she applied for a tv job, she says one manager told her he didn t want any quote nigress working for her. he inspired me. i had to work harder to get a job. that june at kpix tv in 1966 is the one that landed davis in the history books as the first african-american reporter on the west coast. i wasn t just the first black woman, the first woman street reporter in town. i was invading the guys turf. at 78, davis is still working, still winning awards, still breaking barriers, don lemon, cnn, atlanta.