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1 Ethel Payne

2 Biography Born: August 14, 1911 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Fifth of sixth children Interest in writing: mother and other literature read from Bible Originally wanted to be lawyer Returned to America Civil rights and international politics

3 Highlights Trip to Tokyo (diary)
Hired as a featured writer for the Defender Washington, D.C. bureau Vietnam International Reporter CBS’s Spectrum Matter’s of Opinion Defenders associate editor

4 Views She was unafraid to expose injustices
She liked voicing issues in the black community that were not explored by white papers

5 Samples of Work Topics that touched her heart
The South at the Crossroads

6 Awards World Understanding Award (1956) Newsman’s Newsman (1954)
Woman of Actions (1980) Gertrude Johnson-Williams Award (1982) Candace Award of the Coalition of 100 Women (1988) Kappa Tau Alpha Award (1990)

7 References Ethel L. Payne www.answers.com/topic/ethel-l-payne
The News Argus

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