Affirmative Action, Jesse Jackson, The Oprah Winfrey Show
Citation: https://www.britannica.com/topic/affirmative-action
Affirmative Action, Written By:
The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica
Affirmative Action, is when
laws were passed to improve the employment or educational opportunities for
minority groups and women. Affirmative action was brought forward by President
Lyndon Johnson. Businesses could not use aptitude tests that were discriminatory
towards African-Americans, however, affirmative action was known as “reverse
discrimination.”
Citation: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jesse-jackson
Jesse Jackson, History.com
Jesse Jackson was the third
African-American candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination. In 1984,
Jackson ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination. He won five primaries
and caucuses and more than 18% of votes cast.
Citation: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oprah-goes-national
Oprah launched syndicated TV
Show, History.com
Oprah Winfrey syndicated her
talk show September 8th, 1986. She began her TV career as a local
news anchor in Nashville and Baltimore before moving to Chicago in 1984 to host
a low-rated morning talk program. Winfrey signed a syndication deal with King’s
World and The Oprah Winfrey Show was broadcasted nationally. The Oprah Winfrey
Show was the highest-rated talk show in TV history. In 2008, The Oprah Winfrey
Show had an estimated weekly audience of some 46 million viewers in the US,
broadcast around the world in 134 countries. The show ended on May 2011, after
she launched the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).