Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, who sued wire for discrimination, dies at age 89
Her lawsuit against the Associated Press helped lead to affirmative action plans and training for female, Black and Hispanic journalists, the union said.
- Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose discrimination lawsuit spurred affirmative action plans for female, Black, and Hispanic journalists, died at 89 on May 9.
- Johnson alleged she received no training after her 1972 hiring at the AP's Detroit bureau and faced performance standards different from her white, male counterparts, prompting her lawsuit.
- The 1983 class-action settlement, involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, exceeded $1 million and mandated affirmative action plans, training, and bonuses for female, Black, and Hispanic journalists.
- In Washington, Johnson later worked for the Newspaper Guild, the National Urban League, the National 4-H Council, and the White House Council on Aging before retiring in 2004.
- Her daughter, Morenike Joela Evans, remembered Johnson as "somebody you could count on" after she relocated to Los Angeles about 10 years ago to be closer to family before dying from dementia.
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Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black, and Hispanic journalists, has died at 89. Johnson died May 9 in a Los Angeles-area care facility, the AP reports. She had...
Marlene Louise Johnson, 89, former TWT editor and AP reporter who sued wire for discrimination, dies
Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black and Hispanic journalists, has died at 89.
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Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, who sued wire for discrimination, dies at age 89
Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black and Hispanic journalists, has died at 89.
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