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Phyllis T. Garland

1935–2006

United States

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Phyllis "Phyl" T. Garland (1935 – November 7, 2006) was an academic, journalist and music critic known for her contributions to the formalization of arts journalism and for becoming the first Black and first female member of faculty to earn tenure at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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