Maynard, Robert Clyve
1937-1993 · Contribution: 1961-1993
Editor; newspaper owner
Became, in 1983, the first African American to own a major metropolitan daily newspaper in the United States, purchasing the Oakland Tribune and leading it to a 1990 Pulitzer Prize
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1937, Brooklyn, New York
- Active since
- 1961
- Category
- Press & Photography
- Best known for
- First Black owner of a major metropolitan daily newspaper
Impact on the world
Maynard shattered the ceiling of newspaper ownership and built the training institution that has since brought more journalists of color into American newsrooms than any other.
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