Earlier this fall in New York City, the WMC Visible and Powerful Award was bestowed upon Robin Roberts, co-anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, president of Rock’n Robin Productions, and best-selling author of multiple books.
Each year, the Women’s Media Center runs its renowned WMC Progressive Women’s Voices program, the alumnae of which have gone on to become powerhouse voices in the media. This year’s Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award winners, Mariana Ardilla Trujillo, Loretta J. Ross, and Salamishah Tillet, are great examples of how outstanding graduates of the program have gone on to do incredible work.
Reflecting on her years as a sports journalist with ESPN, Roberts had a concise and nuanced message for attendees on the difference between diversity and inclusion, particularly the importance of the latter:
“Diversity is being on the team, which is great. But inclusion is getting in the game.”
By Judy Worley
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