Occupation-Newspaper Editor
George F. Bowles (1844-1899)
George F. Bowles, born enslaved in 1844 in Charleston, South Carolina, was one of the most prominent figures in Reconstruction...
Robert Charles O’Hara Benjamin (1855-1900)
Robert Charles O’Hara Benjamin, also known as R.C.O. Benjamin, was a Caribbean-born political activist, newspaper editor, minister, poet, teacher, author,...
Richard Robert Wright Jr. (1878-1967)
American sociologist, social worker, and minister Richard Robert Wright Jr. was born on April 16, 1878, in Cuthbert, Georgia to...
Pierre George Deslondes (1829-1885)
Pierre G. Deslondes (last name sometimes spelled Deslonde) was an African American sugar planter and wealthy free man of color...
Jonathan Capehart (1967- )
Jonathan T. Capehart is a journalist and television anchor. He was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 2, 1967....
Arthur Paul Davis (1904-1996)
Arthur Paul Davis was an African American university teacher, literary scholar, author, and editor, born November 21, 1904, to Andrew...
William A. Hilliard (1927-2017)
William A. “Bill” Hilliard was the first Black editor of the Portland Oregonian, the largest daily newspaper in Oregon, and the first Black...
Dean P. Baquet (1956- )
Dean P. Baquet is primarily known as a Pulitzer Prize winner in journalism and the first African American executive editor...
Barbara Hillary (1931-2019)
Barbara Hillary was the first African American woman on record to reach both the North and South Poles. Born in...
