victoria earle matthews
  
  
    
      
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
    
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        March 21, 2022 -
        
  
        In a 1975 issue of Southern Exposure titled "Focus on the Media," civil rights activist and academic Gloria Blackwell wrote about the opportunities the early Black press provided for Black women journalists.