Oprah Winfrey is one of the first names that comes to mind when we think of Black women who have paved the way in journalism and media, but like any good friend, the TV icon makes sure to give flowers to those who have helped her along the way. By her side for decades now has been Gayle King, born Dec. 28th, 1954 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The longtime news anchor spent parts of her childhood overseas in Turkey, where her electrical engineer father was stationed, but eventually moved back to America with her family where she attended the University of Maryland. Though she was formally educated in psychology and sociology, King found work at a local television station while in school and that helped propel her to become one of the biggest names in Black journalism today. While she’s been soaring in her career, the 69-year-old’s personal life hasn’t always been perfect. She married attorney/assistant general Bill Bumpus in 1982, welcoming a daughter in 1986 and a son the year after....

Here’s to supporting Black journalists across the nation! On May 13, Gayle King — co-host of CBS This Morning — announced that ViacomCBS will provide scholarships to future journalists in an effort to increase the representation of Black journalists in newsrooms across the country, according to a press release provided to AfroTech. The University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School of Communication and ViacomCBS have joined forces to make things happen for future Black journalists that want to further their education within the field. The ViacomCBS HBCU Diversity in Journalism Scholarship will cover yearly tuition costs for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to enroll in one of USC Annenberg’s journalism master’s programs. In an announcement during USC Annenberg’s virtual celebration for its Class of 2021, King revealed the plans of the new scholarship and spoke to ViacomCBS’s commitment to not only supporting and uplifting the next...