Lu Palmer

Lutrelle Fleming Palmer, Jr. (March 28, 1922 - September 12, 2004) was a reporter, activist, political organizer, radio show host, and newspaper publisher in Chicago.[1][2][3][4] He was inducted into the Chicago State University Black Writers' Hall of Fame, the Black Journalists Hall of Fame, and was awarded the Jomo Kenyatta Award for Political Activism, Grambling State's Outstanding Service Award, Bell Labs' Black Achievement Against the Odds Award in 1982, and received the Proclamation of Unity Award in 1976. [2] His second cousin was Ruth Apilado, founder of America's Intercultural Magazine.[5]

References

  1. report, H. Gregory Meyer, Tribune staff reporter. Tribune staff reporters Angela Rozas and Don Terry contributed to this. "LU PALMER, 82".
  2. "Lutrelle "Lu" F. Palmer, II's Biography". The HistoryMakers.
  3. "REMEMBERING LU PALMER | The Crusader Newspaper Group".
  4. report, H. Gregory Meyer, Tribune staff reporter Tribune staff reporters Angela Rozas and Don Terry contributed to this. "LU PALMER, 82". chicagotribune.com.
  5. "Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers ® Video OralHistory with Ruth Apilado" (PDF). The History Makers. August 26, 2004. p. 5. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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