Ruth Washington

CTL-E-4250 · Person · journalist · 1940-1990

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Photographer for the Los Angeles Sentinel who married founder Leon H. Washington in 1940; became the paper's publisher and editor in 1974 after his death and remained publisher until her death in 1990.

Notes

RELP97 supporting entity: edge endpoint for CTL-E-0694 affiliated_with. Identity-checked 2026-10-06: no collision.

Relationships

Los Angeles Sentinel — affiliated with
Ruth Washington was the Sentinel's publisher from 1974 to 1990.

Sources

BlackAmericaWeb, 'Little Known Black History Fact: Los Angeles Sentinel' (2018-03-15). https://blackamericaweb.com/2018/03/15/little-known-black-history-fact-los-angeles-sentinel/
lasentinel.net, 'About (Sentinel history)'. http://lasentinel.net/about

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