Английская Википедия:Calvin Rolark
Шаблон:Short descriptionШаблон:Use American EnglishШаблон:Use mdy dates Calvin W. Rolark (Шаблон:Birth based on age at deathШаблон:SpndOctober 23, 1994) was an American newspaper publisher and activist. Based in Washington, D.C., Rolark founded The Washington Informer and the United Black Fund.[1]
Early life and education
Calvin W. Rolark, Jr., was born in Texarkana, Texas, circa 1927.[1] He received a bachelor's of business administration from Prairie View College (now called Prairie View A&M University) and also attended Tennessee State University, Michigan State University, and Cornell University.[2] He lived in Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1940s,Шаблон:Sfn where he worked as an editor of the Memphis World.[3]
Career
Rolark moved from Texas to Washington in either 1952Шаблон:Sfn or 1959.[4] He founded The Washington Informer, a newspaper, in 1962. In 1969, he founded the United Black Fund, a foundation structured similarly to United Way that supported charitable activities for Black and Latino residents in the Washington, D.C., area.[5][2][1] Rolark was also affiliated with the United Planning Organization, a charity.[6]
Personal life
Rolark married Wilhelmina Rolark, a Washington politician, in 1963.[7][1][4] According to The Washington Post, Wilhelmina and Calvin were "one of the District's preeminent power couples".[3]
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