Nancy Hicks Maynard
| Nancy Hicks Maynard | |
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| Born |
Nancy Alene Hall 1 November 1946 Harlem, New York City, USA |
| Died | 21 September 2008 (aged 61) |
| Education |
Long Island University Stanford Law School |
| Known for | Maynard Institute co-founder |
| Notable credit(s) |
The New York Times The Washington Post The Oakland Tribune |
| Spouse(s) |
Robert C. Maynard (1975–1993†) Daniel D. Hicks (1965–1974†) |
| Partner(s) | Jay T. Harris |
| Children | Dori J., David and Alex |
Nancy Alene Hicks Maynard (1 November 1946 – 21 September 2008) was an American publisher, journalist, former owner of The Oakland Tribune, and co-founder of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. She was the first African-American female reporter for The New York Times, and at the time of her death, The Oakland Tribune was the only metropolitan daily newspaper to have been owned by African Americans.
Maynard was born Nancy Alene Hall in Harlem, New York City, to jazz bassist Alfred Hall and Eve Keller, a nurse. Maynard first became interested in journalism when, after a fire destroyed the elementary school she once attended, she was unhappy with the portrayal of her community in the coverage by the news media. She went on to attend Long Island University and graduated with a journalism degree in 1966.
Maynard began her journalism career as a copy girl and reporter with the New York Post. She was hired by The New York Times in September 1968, at the age of 21. Almost immediately, she was sent to Brooklyn to help cover the Ocean Hill-Brownsville school decentralization controversy, which drew accusations of racism and anti-Semitism and resulted in a city-wide teachers' strike and the establishment of new school districts throughout the city. After less than one year at the Times, Maynard was hired as a full-time reporter, becoming the first African-American woman to work as a reporter at the newspaper.
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