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Gwen Ifill(1955-2016)

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The Souls of Black Girls is a provocative news documentary that raises the question of whether or not women of color may be suffering from a self-image disorder as a result of trying to attain the standards of beauty celebrated in images of the mass
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Gwen Ifill was born on 29 September 1955 in Queens, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for House of Cards (2013), Washington Week with the Atlantic (1967) and Black/White & Brown: Brown Versus the Board of Education of Topeka (2004). She died on 14 November 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornSeptember 29, 1955
DiedNovember 14, 2016(61)
BornSeptember 29, 1955
DiedNovember 14, 2016(61)
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Jeffrey Goldberg in Washington Week with the Atlantic (1967)
Washington Week with the Atlantic
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
House of Cards
8.6
TV Series
  • Gwen Ifill
Black/White & Brown: Brown Versus the Board of Education of Topeka
TV Special
  • Additional Crew
  • 2004
PBS NewsHour Special: Questions for President Obama
TV Special
  • Self - Host
  • 2016

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Writer

  • Jeffrey Goldberg in Washington Week with the Atlantic (1967)
    Washington Week with the Atlantic
    7.2
    TV Series
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    • creator
    • 2019–2023

Actress

  • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
    House of Cards
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Gwen Ifill
    • 2016

Additional Crew

  • Black/White & Brown: Brown Versus the Board of Education of Topeka
    TV Special
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    • 2004

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Washington Week
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The Souls of Black Girls
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The Souls of Black Girls
The Souls of Black Girls
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The Souls of Black Girls

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  • Born
    • September 29, 1955
    • Queens, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 14, 2016
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(endometrial cancer)
  • Other works
    Book: " The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. ''New York Anchor ISBN-13: 978-0767928908
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    • 5 Articles

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    She was a Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns, and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. She started out as a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American. She became a national political reporter for the Washington Post and the White House correspondent for the New York Times.

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