![]() ![]() Seeking truth, justice, and equality, Ethel followed stories from her school newspaper in Chicago to Japan during World War II. Renowned author Lesa Cline-Ransome and celebrated illustrator John Parra unite to tell the inspiring story of Ethel Payne, a groundbreaking African American journalist known as the First Lady of the Black Press.Įthel Payne always had an ear for stories. ![]() ‘Somebody had to do the fighting,’ she quotes Payne saying, ‘somebody had to speak up.’” - Publishers Weekly “Cline-Ransome tells story with economy and drive. “A solid treatment of an important but little-known figure, and it may prompt kids to think about the role and composition of a free press.” - BCCB “A worthy addition to children’s biography collections.” - Booklist ![]()
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