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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.
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 ...
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 .
The Courier Times staff took first-place honors in the breaking news category for its extensive coverage of the fatal flash flooding that took the lives of seven people in Upper Makefield in July ...
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 ...
This will be the 67th year for the Courier's partnership with the Levittown-Bristol Kiwanis Club to raise funds. Last year, some 3,877 vouchers were distributed and some 2,150 families were helped ...
William Goldwyn Nunn Jr. (September 30, 1924 – May 6, 2014) was an American sportswriter, newspaper editor and football scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL) and is a 2021 member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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