The Richmond Planet
The Richmond Planet was a historic African-American newspaper that played a significant role in the fight for civil rights and racial justice in the United...
Category : The Word – Media
John Mitchell Jr.
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John Mitchell, Jr. (1863-1929) was an influential African-American journalist, newspaper editor, and civil rights activist. He was born on July 11, 1863, in Richmond, Virginia,...
Carl Murphy
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Carl Murphy (1889-1967) was an influential African-American newspaper publisher and civil rights activist. He was born on January 17, 1889, in Baltimore, Maryland. Murphy is...
Christopher J. Perry
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Christopher J. Perry was not only a successful entrepreneur, but also a visionary leader who fought for the rights and dignity of African Americans in...
Gil Scott-Heron
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Gil Scott-Heron was an American poet, musician, and author known for his work as a spoken word performer and a pioneer of the spoken word...
Jefferson Lewis Edmonds
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Jefferson Lewis Edmonds was a prominent newspaper editor and political activist in late 19th-century Los Angeles. Edmonds was born a slave and worked for 20...
A. J. Smitherman
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A. J. Smitherman, whose full name was Alphonso J. Smitherman, was an influential African-American newspaper publisher and civil rights activist. He was born on January...
Chris H. Bennett
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Seattle newspaper publisher Chris H. Bennett was born in Waynesboro, Georgia in 1943. He spent four years in the Air Force before attending Everett Community...
Marita Odette Bonner
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Marita Odette Bonner was an African American writer, essayist, and playwright. She was born on June 16, 1899, in Boston, Massachusetts, and died on December...
The Daily Record
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The Daily Record was a historically significant black-owned newspaper that operated in the United States during the early 20th century. It was based in Wilmington,...