Shanaia Rivera's List: Philadelphians

Founding of PABJ was something the early journalists were "forced   to do," he said. "There was absolutely blatant racism in the   city's newsrooms. The newsrooms were all white at the newspapers, radio   and television, and those blacks who were in got terrible treatment."

He saw the organization as one that could be an advocate for black journalists   who were being treated unfairly by their companies. He also hoped that   the group would become a major force in making the industry more accountable.