Trailblazing journalist Ethel L. Payne was a columnist, lecturer, and writer who combined advocacy with journalism while reporting on the civil rights movement during the 50's and 60's. Known as the 'First Lady of the Black Press,' Payne also became the first female African American commentator employed by a national network when CBS hired her […]
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