Karen L. Parker
Parker became the first black female undergraduate to enroll at the University and graduated in 1965...
Parker became the first black female undergraduate to enroll at the University and graduated in 1965...
Parker became the first black female undergraduate to enroll at the University and graduated in 1965 with a degree in journalism.
At UNC, Parker majored in Journalism. For her senior year, she was named the editor of The Journalist, a news publication put out by the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Parker was also chosen to participate in UNC’s exchange program with the University of Toronto.
After graduating, Parker went on to have a successful career in journalism, working at Grand Rapids Press in Grand Rapids, Michigan; the Los Angeles Times; and other publications before returning to North Carolina to work at the Winston-Salem Journal. She retired in 2010, and was inducted into the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame in 2012.
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