Lomax, Almena
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Almena Davis Lomax, African American writer, newspaper publisher, and civil rights activist, was born in Galveston, Texas on July 23, 1915. In 1941, she and her husband, Lucius Lomax, began publishing the African American weekly newspaper, the LOS ANGELES TRIBUNE. She served as co-publisher, editor and writer until it ceased publication in 1960. In the late 1950s Lomax became active in the civil rights movement and travelled to the South as a reporter for the Tribune. Lomax also published articles, short stories, and novellas in others publications such as THE NATION. Lomax died on March 25, 2011 in Pasadena, California.
From the description of Almena Lomax papers, circa 1940-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227189411
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- African American newspapers
- African Americans
- African American women
- African American women authors
- African American women journalists
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- California (as recorded)
