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Zenobia Alexander
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He was a former reporter for the Buffalo Times, and was noted as the only colored person to have ever held a reportorial position on any local Buffalo, non-African American daily. (Buffalo Star, January 25, 1946) Alexander was the managing editor of the Buffalo Star in the 1940’s.
Alexander was an A.B. graduate from Howard University. He was also a graduate of Arkansas Baptist College. Among his other journalistic credentials, he listed editorial positions at the Buffalo Progressive Herald and city editor of the Buffalo American. He was also the managing editor of the Buffalo Criterion. In 1924, He was one of the founders of the Negro Progressive Club for Racial & Economic Uplift. The other two co-founders were Jesse Taylor, a brick layer and A.A. Boykin, a waiter.
Alexander was an A.B. graduate from Howard University. He was also a graduate of Arkansas Baptist College. Among his other journalistic credentials, he listed editorial positions at the Buffalo Progressive Herald and city editor of the Buffalo American. He was also the managing editor of the Buffalo Criterion. In 1924, He was one of the founders of the Negro Progressive Club for Racial & Economic Uplift. The other two co-founders were Jesse Taylor, a brick layer and A.A. Boykin, a waiter.