Religious Pluralism and Ethnic Diversity in the United States - African Journalists

October 3-15, 2004, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New Mexico, Chicago
Contact: Washington Foreign Press Center Program Officer: Jennifer Archibeque
Telephone: 202-504-6319, Email: jennifera@state.gov

Six print and radio journalists from Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana and Kenya participated in the tour.  In Washington, the journalists met with interfaith organizations, toured houses of worship and spoke to community leaders, academics, and government officials about freedom of religion in the United States. 

From Washington, journalists traveled to Philadelphia where they visited a prominent African-American church, a mosque and spoke to the representatives of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Rights.

During the New Mexico portion of the tour, journalists focused on the state's ethnic diversity, attended worship services, and interviewed representatives of faith-based organizations.  In Chicago, journalists met with representatives of the Chicago Tribune, interviewed leaders of a non-profit organization that encourages interfaith work among the city's youth and met with professors of religious studies at DePaul University.