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The New Pittsburgh Courier joined Sengstacke's three other newspapers in a chain of prominent African-American publications, including the Defender. In 1974, Sengstacke appointed Hazel B. Garland as the new editor-in-chief of the New Pittsburgh Courier , making her the first African-American woman in history to be editor of a national newspaper.
Hazel B. Garland (January 28, 1913 – April 5, 1988) was a journalist, columnist and newspaper editor.She was the first African-American woman to serve as editor-in-chief of a nationally circulated newspaper chain (the New Pittsburgh Courier).
He re-opened it as the New Pittsburgh Courier in 1967. He continued to be a leader in building black journalism. In 1974 Sengstacke appointed Hazel B. Garland as the new editor-in-chief of the New Pittsburgh Courier; she was the former city editor and the first African-American woman to be managing editor of a national newspaper.
In 1927, the Courier ' s New York City branch manager, Floyd J. Calvin, began broadcasting the weekly "Pittsburgh Courier Hour" on New York radio. [27] By 1928, the Courier ' s four editions (local, northern, eastern, and southern) were distributed in all 48 states and internationally, and by 1938, the paper was the largest American black ...
Vann legitimized the Courier with a professional staff, national advertisements, a dedicated printing plant, and wide circulation. [12] Vann stirred up controversy and 10,000 new readers by hiring George Schuyler in 1925, whose editorials and opinions made him famous as the "black H.L. Mencken" [13] (who was a Courier subscriber). [14]
Prattis became the Courier's managing editor in 1948, and then executive editor in 1956. [2] When the Pittsburgh Courier was in financial jeopardy during the 1960s, Prattis donated $33,000 of his own money to help stabilize the paper. [4] He remained executive editor until 1965, retiring after John H. Sengstacke purchased the ailing paper. [2]
Major's first editorial job was New York social editor of the Pittsburgh Courier. [31] While still contributing extensive new content, she performed more extensive editorial work from 1928 to 1932 for the Inter-State Tattler. [2] [11] In 1930 a reporter said the Tattler's name was "synonymous with Geraldyn Dismond."
In the 19th century, Pennsylvania saw a level of publishing that rivaled New York, with 14 African American periodicals in circulation from 1838 to 1906. [1] Pennsylvania's first African American newspaper was The Mystery , published in Pittsburgh by Martin Robison Delany from 1843 to 1847.