Ethel L. Payne

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Ethel L. Payne was a pioneering African American journalist and civil rights advocate, often called the “First Lady of the Black Press” for her influential reporting and commentary.

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instanceOf African American
author
civil rights activist
journalist
advocatedFor civil rights
racial equality
social justice
birthDate 1911-08-14
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
coveredAdministration Dwight D. Eisenhower administration NERFINISHED
John F. Kennedy administration NERFINISHED
Lyndon B. Johnson administration NERFINISHED
Richard Nixon administration NERFINISHED
coveredEvent March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom NERFINISHED
Montgomery bus boycott NERFINISHED
coveredTopic U.S. civil rights movement
desegregation
international affairs
voting rights
deathDate 1991-05-28
deathPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
education Crane Junior College NERFINISHED
employer Chicago Defender NERFINISHED
ethnicity African American NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork civil rights commentary
journalism
political reporting
fullName Ethel Lois Payne NERFINISHED
gender female
hasNotableRole pioneering African American woman in the White House press corps
language English
nationality American
nickname First Lady of the Black Press NERFINISHED
notableFor White House press coverage
being called "First Lady of the Black Press"
civil rights reporting
occupation columnist
journalist
radio commentator
religion Baptist
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
role White House correspondent
subjectOf biographical works on African American journalism
workedFor Chicago Defender NERFINISHED
wroteFor Afro-American newspapers NERFINISHED
The Chicago Defender NERFINISHED

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Chicago Defender notableEditor Ethel L. Payne