U.S. Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for February 16

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily Black History Month feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16: EUGENE ROBINSON

Profile America for the 16th day of Black History Month.  One of the more notable African-American journalists is Eugene Robinson, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for his columns on the 2008 presidential campaign.  He was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina and went to the University of Michigan, where he worked on the school paper.  Starting his career with the San Francisco Chronicle, Robinson joined The Washington Post in 1980.  He worked his way up, becoming London bureau chief and assistant managing editor.  He now often appears on various shows on the MSNBC cable channel and as a panelist on NBCs "Meet the Press."  There are 81,000 reporters, news analysts, and correspondents in the U.S., 3 percent of them African- American.  This special edition of Profile America is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau. 

Sources:  www.postwritersgroup.com/robinson.htm

               Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 616

Profile America Special Edition:  Black History Month  2012  is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov  (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

CONTACT:  Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812, fax: +1-301-763-3762, richard.thomas.reed-at-census.gov

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau