Comments on: Charlotta Spears Bass: Newspaper Owner Fought for Civil Rights

By: Looking Back: Charlotta Spears, the first Black female VP candidate - Culturas

Looking Back: Charlotta Spears, the first Black female VP candidate - Culturas — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:50:56 +0000

[…] Bass and presidential candidate Vincent Hallinan lost, but it was no matter to her. As reported by America Comes Alive, Bass’ intention was not to win, but bring awareness. Her campaign motto was “win or lose, we […]

By: Way Black Then: 137 Years and the Mainstream Black Media Still A Hard-Hitting Voice on the Same Issues | Urban Intellectuals

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 23:17:26 +0000

[…] Eagle’s Charlotta BassOur hats and hearts are off to the names of John J. Neimore and Charlotta A. Bass, founders and creators of The California Owl, nee “Eagle”; and to Loren Miller, one of […]

By: The California Eagle: A Newspaper for a Black Readership That Was Ahead of Its Time - America Comes Alive

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 01:15:07 +0000

[…] out Neimore’s dying wish, which was that the newspaper be given to his most trusted staff member, Charlotta Spears Bass. When Bass took ownership of the paper she became the first African American woman owner and […]