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The Double V campaign, initiated by the Pittsburgh Courier from February 1942, was a drive to promote the fight for democracy in overseas campaigns and at the home front in the United States for African Americans during World War II. The idea of the Double V originated from a letter written by James G. Thompson on January 31, 1942.
The Pittsburgh Courier was an African American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh from 1907 [1] until October 22, 1966. [2] By the 1930s, the Courier was one of the leading black newspapers in the United States. [3] [4] It was acquired in 1965 by John H. Sengstacke, a major black publisher and owner of the Chicago Defender.
Pennsylvania's first African American newspaper was The Mystery, published in Pittsburgh by Martin Robison Delany from 1843 to 1847. [ 2 ] Today, Pennsylvania is home to numerous active African American newspapers, including the oldest such newspaper nationwide, the Philadelphia Tribune .
A three-time Courier Times/Intelligencer first-team selection, he qualified for the PIAA Class 3A championships for the third time and placed second after winning a state title as a sophomore and ...
The Bucks County Courier Times took home eight awards in this year’s Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association’s annual Keystone awards including the state’s most prestigious journalism award.. The ...
Pioneer News Group was an American media company. [1] The company was founded in 1974 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. [1] It was owned by the Scripps family, who had also started the E. W. Scripps Company. [2]
A one-time confidential drug informant has been found guilty of killing his former neighbor and setting her home on fire in 1991, bringing one of Bucks County's longest cold cases to a verdict.
Brothers Allen Thompson (October 1, 1847 – February 27, 1906) and James Granville Thompson (December 25, 1849 – May 23, 1921) were Union Army soldiers during the American Civil War and recipients of the highest decoration of the United States military, the Medal of Honor. They are one of only a few pairs of brothers to have received the medal.