All-American news. 1945-07, no. 1

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 segments about African-American artist, Selma Burke, the retirement of Wilmington, Delaware City Councilman, John O. Hopkins, William "Gus" Greenlee, Negro League baseball owner and businessman, signing pitcher Willie Pope, an African-American beach resort in Virginia (Seaview Beach and Amusement Park), and soldiers at a rest camp in India.
Date in title and possible date of release are based on the date of retirement for Dr. John O. Hopkins. Date (June 30, 1945) taken from The Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware), October 8, 1945.
Appearing: Selma Burke, Dr. John O. Hopkins, William "Gus" Greenlee, William "Willie" Pope.
Some footage provided by the United States Army Signal Corps.
Main title lacking.
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; the News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), July 2, 1945, p. 8, viewed online August 6, 2018 via Newspapers.com; the Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware), October 8, 1945, p. 7, viewed online August 6, 2018 via Newspapers.com; Seaview Beach and Amusement Park (https://seaviewbeach.wordpress.com/) viewed August 6, 2018.