Alice Dunnigan and Ethel L. Payne, first Black female White House reporters, honored with eponymous lectern
The names of the first Black female White House reporters live on inside the presidential headquarters because of a woman grateful for their efforts. According to The New York Times, in November, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black woman to hold the position, designated a new lectern in the briefing room for Alice Dunnigan and Ethel Payne. Dunnigan became the first Black woman credentialed to join the White House press corps while working for the Associated Negro […]