All-American news. 1945-03, no. 4

All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include a segment about a meeting of the National Conference of Colored Parents and Teachers, and the work done by the Women's Army Corps.
Copyright notice on film: All-American News Incorporated :
Date in title and possible date of release are based on Gov. Dewey's signing of the Ives-Quinn bill, March 14, 1945. Date taken from Jewish Telegraph Agency website.
Appearing: Anna Strong, Frayser Lane, Dorothy Roseman, Dr. Franklin Frazier, Mrs. M.W. Blocker, Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Major Charity Adams, Lieutenant General John C.H. Lee.
Some footage provided by the United States Army Signal Corps.
Cannot confirm that newsreel stories are in the same order, or on the same reel as when originally released.
Sources used: Moon, S., Reel Black talk, p. 3-6; Sampson, H., Blacks in black and white, p. 437-440; Wheeler, R. "News for all Americans" in American visions, Feb.-Mar. 1993, p. 40, viewed online, June 22, 2018 via Academic OneFile; Jewish Telegraph Agency WWW site, viewed July 31, 2018.