Louis E. Lomax: Introduced the Nation of Islam & Malcolm X to the World

Louis Emanuel Lomax was an African-American journalist and author.

Lomax began his journalism career at the Afro-American and the Chicago Defender, both of which focused on news geared towards African-American readers.

In 1958, he became the first African-American television journalist at WNTA-TV in New York.

Lomax later worked as a freelance writer and produced several articles for different publications including, The Nation, Harper’s, and The New Leader.

It was during this time that white people first heard about the Nation and its leader, Elijah Muhammad, and Malcolm X.

Lomax was a great supporter of several civil rights organizations, including the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).