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Xernona Clayton Brady (née Brewster, born August 30, 1930) is an American civil rights leader and broadcasting executive. During the Civil Rights Movement, she worked for the National Urban League and Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where she became involved in the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
28 de abr. de 2021 · Xernona Clayton. Photograph: Rita Harper/The Guardian. An extraordinary activist, she fought for integrated hospitals, helped organise the March on Washington and became the first Black TV...
Xernona Clayton is a civil rights activist, journalist, and media executive who was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1930. She worked with the Chicago Urban League, the SCLC, and TBS to desegregate hospital facilities, organize fundraising events, and host a talk show. She also created the Trumpet Awards for African American achievements and served as a board member of the MLK Center.
Activista de los derechos civiles y ejecutiva de radiodifusión. La primera afroamericana en presentar un programa de televisión en el Sur. Nació en Muskogee, Oklahoma. Sus padres eran administradores de asuntos indígenas y apoyaban a los nativos americanos necesitados.
17 de jun. de 2022 · NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with civil rights activist Xernona Clayton about growing up in segregation, her first racist experience and working with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
9 de mar. de 2023 · The broadcasting pioneer and civil rights legend, who worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ted Turner, was honored with a 8-foot bronze statue in downtown Atlanta on International Women's Day. She recalled her activism and friendship with King and Young, and how she asked the sculptor to make her look like a young beauty.
Xernona Clayton (Muskogee, 30 d'agost de 1930)Xernona Clayton Brady és una activista dels drets civils americans i executiva de radiodifusió negra estatunidenca. Durant el Moviment afroamericà pels Drets Civil, va treballar per la Southern Christian Leadership Conference, on es va involucrar amb l'obra del dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
