A Look at Boston’s History-Makers, Shakers & Media All-Stars

Boston Globe & BABJ Reception Fenway Park · July 31, 2014

Liz Walker — 1st woman anchor in primetime.

Greg Moore. — 1st African American managing editor at Boston Globe.

Robert Teamoh — Journalist for Boston Daily Globe in 1889 , State Representative.

Ber t Islew aka Lillian Alberta Lewis — Wrote for Boston Herald under male pseudonym in 1880’s.

Willliam Monroe Trotter — Journalist/civil rights activist, pub-lisher Guardian Newspaper.William Braithwaite — Writer/Editor Boston Evening

Transcript, Atlantic Monthly, New York Times.

W.E.B. Dubois — Educator/civil rights activist/journalist co-founder NAACP..

William Nell — Abolitionist, Historian & Writer The Liberator, The North Star.

Maria Stewart — America’s 1st political writer/essayist, lecturer on abolition & women’s rights.

Phillis Wheatley — A slave who became a world class poet in 1773.

Sarah Ann Shaw — 1st black woman to break into local TV.

William Worthy — world renowned foreign correspondent.

Charles Austin . — One of Boston’s earliest TV newsmen.

Carmen Fields — Writer, Boston Globe, anchor WGBH’s 10 O’Clock News.

Lovell Dyett — Award winning radio talk show host.

Jim Boyd — Award winning WCVB, for more than 35 yrs.

Sonny Joe White — Radio producer /host extraordinaire.

Kenneth Cooper — Won Pulitzer Prize in his role of produc-ing “The Race Factor” series for Boston Globe.

Larry Whiteside — 1st sports columnist covering Major League Baseball for Boston Globe.

Wesley Morris — Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism at Boston Globe.

For more than 350 years , A fr ican A mer icans have contr ibuted to Boston’s h istory. Th is retrospect ive , a sma l l sample conta ined on these pages and more ex tensive ly on the mon itors here at Fenway Park , i s a tr ibute to the early w r iters , h istor ians and act iv ists who bu i l t a legacy of ba rr ier -brea k ing ach ievements ,

and used thei r ta lents to work aga inst the monumenta l i nequa l i t ies of the day. It ce lebrates contemporary loca l , long t ime med ia persona l i t ies and thei r accompl i shments and recog n izes those who have ach ieved nat iona l acclaim. Most importantly it is a history that sets a standard of exce l lence for future generat ions every where.

Early Wordsmiths: the Power of the Pen

Print, Radio & TV All-Stars

A Proud History of Achievement

Don West — photojournalist, chronicled Mandela’s first visit to Boston and other Portraits of Purpose.

Pam Cross — reporter anchor WCVB for more than 20 years.

Melvin Miller — Bay State Banner serving the African American community for 50 Years.

Byron Barnett — reporter/host long-running 30 year old WHDH Urban Update.

Henry Hampton , — producer of iconic civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize.

Charles Ogletree Jr. — Internationally respected legal theorist, Harvard Law Professor, National Commentator.

Callie Crossley Phillip Martin, multi award winners on set of WGBH’s Basic Black.

Touré — super blogger, host of MSNBC’s The Cycle.

Karen Holmes Ward — reporter anchor WCVB for more than 20 years.

Henry Louis Gates — Foremost authority on African American history, Peabody Award winning documentarian. Harvard Professor.

Delores Handy — Reporter/Producer WBUR, local public radio mainstay.

Joyce London Alexander — first black & woman US Magistrate.

Deval Patrick — Only 2nd Governor elected in country’s history.

Barack H. Obama — 1st black editor, Harvard Law Review, before he became President.

Latoyia Edwards — NECN’ anchor for more than a decade.

Edward Brooke — 1st popularly elected Senator since Recon-struction.

Derrick Jackson — Boston Globe columnist national perspective.

Adrian Walker — Boston Globe columnist , Boston’s Political and Social scene.

Meghan Irons — Boston Globe features reporter, covering Boston neighborhoods. for more than a decade.

Akilah Johnson — Globe political beat, Pulitizer Prize finalist for team reporting.

Local Media Luminaries

National Contributors

Straight Out of Boston: National Newsmakers

First African Meeting House — Beacon Hill, oldest standing black church in nation.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People {NAACP} — oldest branch/youngest serving president, Mike Curry.

Urban League of Eastern Mass. — One of the oldest branches of national organization that fights for jobs and economic justice.

12th Baptist Church — Historic Roxbury Church served as spiritual home to MLK, while he attended Boston University.

Boston Association of Black Journalists — 40 yrs. old, the Boston Chapter predates the National, From left: BABJ Vice Pres. Zuri Berry, Sec. Zeninjor Enwemeka, and Pres. Gary Washburn.

54th Regiment — Subject of movie Glory, a statue at Beacon Hill recalls brave African American men of the 1st organized US military installment.

Special Thanks to those who contributed to making tonight’s event a success of historic proportions:

John & Linda HenryBoston Globe: Ellen Clegg Vanessa Cassell Emily Procknal Lisa Tuite Paula BouknightInterns: Mary Ann Lashoto Camille Piton

Kel ley Chunn Kel ley Chunn Associates

Dorothy West — Harlem Renaissance icon, author Living Is Easy.

Donna Summer — Superstar, songstress defined the Disco Era.

Elma Lewis — Nationally known arts educator MacArther Genius Award, and Presidential Medal for the Arts.

Paul Goodnight — internationally acclaimed artist.

Roy Haynes — legendary all time jazz great.

Keith “Guru” Elam — son of history making Boston judge, made rap history.

Lois Mailou Jones — sculptor extraordinaire.

New Edition — from Orchard Park Projects to achieve world-wide success.

Graphic Design & LayoutSydney C. JaneyCreative Director + Principal Designer of Sydney Janey Design, a Roxbury-based studio for Brand Consulting + Graphic Design. Also, an Adjunct Professor at Emerson College.

Conceived, Written & Produced By:Joyce Ferriabough BollingMedia & Political strategist, communications & events specialist, former television writer/field producer.

Boston Red Sox: Carrie Campbell Kate Page Meredith Wegner

BABJ Gary Washburn Zuri Berry Zeninjor Enwemeka Music by Sou l Source feat . Curtis Henderson

Of Historic Note

Boston Bred Arts & Culture Giants