Ethel Payne

Good Morning Pou! Today's featured journalist is "The First Lady of the Black Press". Payne, Ethel Lois (14 Aug. 1911-28 May 1991), journalist and civil rights activist, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of William A. Payne and Bessie Austin. Her father worked in the city's stockyards before obtaining steady employment as a Pullman porter, one of the best jobs … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Incredible Investigative Journalists of Color