Oscar Brown, Jr.
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'40s activism
In 1948 Vernon Jarrett left his job as journalist at the Chicago Defender to start a black oriented radio show "Negro Newsfront" with Oscar Brown, Jr.[1].
- From 1948 to 1951, he and budding composer Oscar Brown Jr. introduced the nation's first black daily radio newscast on Marshall Field's 50,000-watt WJJD-AM, called "Negro Newsfront.
Citizens' Committee to Aid Packing-House Workers
On April 12, 1948, Oscar Brown, Jr. was listed as a member of the Communist Party USA dominated Citizens' Committee to Aid Packing-House Workers which was based in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
Du Bois Theater Guild
In the 1950's Chicago's Du Bois Theater Guild was one of the first groups to stress "Black Awareness" in its theatre philosophy.
Founding members included Richard Durham, Vernon Jarrett, Oscar Brown, Jr. and Janice Kingslow[3].
Maggie Brown's father
Chicago Committees of Correspondence held a tribute banquet to 88 year old member Jack Spiegel, on October 3, 19993, with 250 in attendance.
special guest included State Senator Jesus Garcia, Alderman Helen Shiller, Harold Rogers from the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Carole Travis from the UAW, Larry Reagan from the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Bernice Bild from the Coalition for New Priorities, Camille Odeh, from the Coalition of Palestinian Women and Meca Sorrentini from the Puerto Rican Socialist Party
Keynote speakers CoC co-chair Manning Marable. Illinois CoC co-chairs Sandy Patrinos and Mildred Williamson presented the awards. Maggie Brown sang songs, some written by her father Oscar Brown.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53239-2004May24.html
- ↑ Citizens' Committee to Aid Packing-House Workers letter to committee members from Sidney Jones, April 12, 1948
- ↑ Black World/Negro Digest Apr 1973 p 28
- ↑ CoC newletter, Oct./Dec. 1993, page 5