num_pages: 48
description: Ethel Payne always had an ear for stories. Seeking truth justice and equality Ethel followed stories from her school newspaper in Chicago to Japan during World War II. It even led her to the White House briefing room where she broke barriers as the only black female journalist. Ethel wasnt afraid to ask the tough questions of presidents elected officials or anyone else in charge earning her the title First Lady of the Black Press. Fearless and determined Ethel Payne shined a light on the darkest moments in history and her ear for stories sought answers to the questions that mattered most in the fight for Civil Rights.
language: English
title: The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
publisher: Simon  Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books