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Spring 2018 Mary Washington Magazine

Home » April Ryan to UMW students: “I’m Talking About You”

April Ryan to UMW students: “I’m Talking About You”

April 27, 2018 by Laura Moyer

During a January 2018 appearance at UMW, journalist April Ryan speaks with Khalil Vest-Sims ’21.

During a January 2018 appearance at UMW, journalist April Ryan speaks with Khalil Vest-Sims ’21. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi ’00.

Veteran journalist April Ryan was the keynote speaker at UMW’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in January.

A White House reporter since 1997, Ryan now heads the Washington bureau of American Urban Radio Networks, provides political analysis on CNN, and has written two books. Her UMW address was sponsored by the Office of the President and hosted by the James Farmer Multicultural Center.

Ryan grew up in Baltimore and recalled listening to King’s speeches on vinyl. She encouraged the Mary Washington audience to reflect King’s values in their personal actions.

“It takes all of us,” she said. “I’m not talking about a political party or a person. I’m talking about you.”

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