Garland, Hazel Barbara Maxine
1913-1988 · Contribution: 1943-1977
Newspaper editor
Rose from unpaid community club reporter to become, in 1974, the first African American woman to serve as editor-in-chief of a nationally circulated newspaper chain when she took the helm of the New Pittsburgh Courier
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1913, Terre Haute, Indiana
- Active since
- 1943
- Category
- Press & Photography
- Best known for
- First Black woman editor-in-chief of a nationally circulated newspaper chain
Impact on the world
Garland rose from unpaid contributor to the top of a national newspaper's masthead, breaking the gender ceiling of Black newspaper leadership and helping the Courier survive a difficult transition.
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