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Honoring Acel Moore.
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WHEREAS, The Council of the City of Philadelphia is pleased and proud to honor Mr. Acel Moore for more than 43 years of civic and community service to the City of Philadelphia through his groundbreaking work at The Philadelphia Inquirer in various capacities including writer, associate editor, recruiter, and editorial board member; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore joined the The Inquirer in 1962, and quickly worked his way from copy boy to a position as a staff writer. In another equally swift and impressive professional accomplishment, Mr. Moore, just a few years after becoming a staff writer, earned a Pulitzer Prize in 1977 for his series of stories profiling the abuse of inmates at the Fairview State Hospital in Fairview, PA. In the same year, the series also earned Mr. Moore the Heywood Broun, the National Headliner, and the Robert F. Kennedy awards for journalism. Two years later, he was awarded a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University; and
WHEREAS, The combination of his talent and passion for journalism led Mr. Moore to not only hold leadership posts in industry organizations such as the American Society of Newspaper Editors, but to create opportunities for minorities in journalism, becoming a founding member of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Black Journalists. To date, these organizations remain the vehicles largely responsible for connecting black journalists not only to one another, but also to otherwise unrecognized opportunities at some of the country's largest and most reputable publications; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore's profound interest in creating opportunities for blacks to compete successfully in the field of print journalism moved him to, while at The Inquirer, create two training programs that not only encourage minority students to pursue careers in journalism but help them through the beginnings of their...
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