Allan Morrison was born on this date in 1916. He was a Black journalist, administrator, and radio announcer.
Allan Morrison was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. In 1939, Morrison moved to New York City. Malcolm is most widely known as a newsman and journalist. A man of superb wit and expansive memory, he also displayed a unique expertise in the world of entertainment. He, along with George Norford and W. Cummings, compiled the first and last issues of the short-lived Negro World Digest.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of sergeant and becoming the first African American war correspondent for Stars and Stripes. He first joined Johnson Publications in January of 1946 in Chicago. He left to return to New York in 1947, where he edited Harlem's The People's Voice. In 1948, he became the New York editor of Ebony magazine and later the Editorial Bureau Chief of Johnson Publishing Company. He was married to actress Ruth Attaway.
Morrison's other accomplishments include co-hosting a WLIB jazz program along with George Schuyler. He also served as Board Chairman of the New World Symphony. Allan Malcolm noted for his achievements in journalism as well as in the field of human relations, died on May 22, 1968.
