Ethel L. Payne
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican journalist (1911-1991)
Ethel Lois Payne was an American journalist, editor, and foreign correspondent. Known as the "First Lady of the Black Press," she fulfilled many roles over her career, including columnist, commentator, lecturer, and freelance writer.
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Sharon PrattAlso won D.C. Women's Hall of Fame
Johnnetta B. ColeAlso won Candace Award
Carl RowanAlso won National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame
Etta Moten BarnettAlso won Candace Award
Timothy Thomas FortuneAlso won National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame
Lerone Bennett, Jr.Also won Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement AwardAbout this person
Ethel Lois Payne was an American journalist, editor, and foreign correspondent. Known as the "First Lady of the Black Press," she fulfilled many roles over her career, including columnist, commentator, lecturer, and freelance writer. She combined advocacy with journalism as she reported on the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Her perspective as an African American woman informed her work, and she became known for asking questions others dared not ask.
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