Lenora Carter

CTL-E-3998 · Person · businessperson · 1941-2010

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Publisher of the Houston Forward Times from 1971 (after husband Julius Carter's death) until her death on April 10, 2010; grew the paper to 65,000 distribution; NNPA Publisher of the Year and other honors.

The record

Also known as: Lenora 'Doll' Carter

Notes

RELP91 supporting entity for Houston Forward Times.

Relationships

Houston Forward Times — affiliated with
Lenora 'Doll' Carter succeeded her husband Julius Carter as publisher of the Forward Times in 1971 and led it for 39 years.

Referenced by

Karen Carter Richards — child of → this record

Sources

Texas Press Association obituary
Wikipedia (Houston Forward Times)

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