Leanita McClain (1951-1984) - McClain was a groundbreaking journalist who worked her way up the Chicago Tribune ladder. She began her career as a reporter, a copy editor, a picture editor and Perspective editor before going on to become the first African American and second woman appointed to The Tribune's editorial board. McClain was also a frequent contributor to other publications like the Washington Post and Newsweek. McClain was known as a champion of solving the "problems of race relations in this nation with fairness and compassion..."(Monroe Anderson).