BLACK CHRONICLE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Innovation for social justice has been a trademark for Maloyd Ben Wilson since his college days at the University of Pittsburgh. While other student groups organized demonstrations, "Ben" Wilson negotiated a friendly take over of nearly half the time slots of the university's radio for Black culture programming. Ben and his neophyte student colleagues used their program time for Blackside; a unique radio political and social justice in America. Ben did all this while playing defense on the University of Pittsburgh Varsity football team and earning a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. After graduation Ben displayed is talent for communication with a flourish on the sports desk of the nation's premier Black newspaper-the legendary Pittsburgh Courier. He moved his passion for sports from graduation for sports from the gridiron to the typewriter. Asa former college athlete, Ben used his persuasive personality and innate sense of curiosity to 'scoop' the white press with the true inside stories of Pittsburgh's great Black sports stars such as Roberto Clement, Willie Stargell, "Mean" Joe Greene, Franco Harris, and John Stallworth. Fast forward to the '90's we find Mr. Wilson as a Publisher of his Pittsburgh based Inside Sports. After the sale of this enterprise Ben upped his technology game to the creation of the Sports Video Magazine-a video tabloid that would go in-depth on stories glossed over on ESPN. Unfortunately, this most creative enterprise was breached before leaving port when his video production and distribution partners entered Chapter 11. Not one to stay put on the sideline, Ben evolved from current sports event to Black history with his now famous publication-Black Chronicle.

The Black Chronicle Book is like a reader's digest of African American history from day one to the Civil Rights Movement-except that it uses the original articles format from the newspapers of the past. Imagine being able to go back in time and read the original accounts of the Atlantic Daily Work, The Black Dispatch, Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender, Cleveland Call and Post, New York, Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, and Philadelphia Tribune! This was the vision Maloyd Ben Wilson shared with the Emmy-Winning documentary film maker Henry Hampton which they brought to fruition with the now famous Black Chronicle. It is a uniquely excellent publication which includes a newspaper format that presents Black/American History in a more easy to read, exciting and compelling manner. "BLACK CHRONICLE", a book that debuted in 1999 portraying the history of the African- American people from the slave ships to beginning of the Civil Rights Movements in America 1778-1956. The BLACK CHRONICE like its predecessor "ROOTS" which inspired millions of Americans to research the untold truths of their nations' past. BLACK CHRONICLE is a compilation of news articles documenting the evolution of Blacks from the slave ships to the battle fields of the twentieth Century; fourteen (14) issues combined into a newspaper/magazine format dating from 1778-1956 that provide a most revealing insightful panorama of the events which shaped the Black experience in America.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (1960) Maloyd" Ben" Wilson graduated from Schenley High School, Pittsburgh PA. (1660-1964) Mr. Wilson enlisted in the US Navy and Air Force with an honorable discharge. (1965-1967) Point Park College, Pittsburgh PA. Majoring in Journalism/2years. Bachelor of Arts, English/Philosophy, QPA 3.25 (1971) transferred from Point Park and graduated from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA Master of Arts, Speech Communications. (1980-1982) Maloyd was the founder and directed the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Ensemble: Pitt Jazz Band. WORK (1980-1982)- Agent for professional Athletes, M.B. Wilson, Inc. Presenting and negotiation contracts between ball players and professional teams (1976) Publisher and Owner of SCORE! (1973-1975) Sports Editor of the NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER weekly Newspaper Duties were to direct all sports that appeared in the paper, prepared all story and photography, headlines, cut lines and furnished artwork, writing all the sports that SANTACK publication printed which included six (6) National Editions. Also suggested all layouts for the sports pages. (1972-1972) Assistant Manager, Public Housing Authority. Managing 346 housing units which included rents, evictions, collections, inspection and supervision over maintenance crew. (1973-1974) Wrote a format for local television show WIIC Channel 11 in Pittsburgh, PA. Program called 'RAPPING' aired (1973-1974) under the supervision of Dave Chase. (1969-1970) Teaching Experience University of Pittsburgh, Department of Black Studies (September/1970) Radio and Television Production University of Pittsburgh, Department of Philosophy, Black Philosophy. (1987-1994) - Video Sports Magazine, Creator/Owner/Developer. it was a new idea thought developed by Maloyd Ben Wilson. which combines the high interest level of a quarterly sports magazine in an action pack video. it also included: a timely record of the most momentous sports stories also audio-visual action with freeze-frame and instant replay at your fingertips, convenience" sports action at the consumer's leisure which included home delivery. It was a social entertainment at its best, unlike print media, but enjoyment by the company of family and friends. The partners were the Great ex-Steeler football player Franco Harris, Harry Walker, Timothy Edwards and Fred Lipistz. The guarantor was Lloyd's of London. It took six (6) years to develop the magazine which McDonalds was going to buy the idea but decided to use the movie video "Dancing with the Wolves" as a promotional advertisement (1999) – Present Publisher/CEO/Owner of BLACK CHRONICLE. The Black Chronicle Book is like a reader's digest of African American history from day one to the Civil Rights Movement-except that it uses the original articles format from the newspapers of the past. Imagine being able to go back in time and read the original accounts of the Atlantic Daily Work, The Black Dispatch, Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender, Cleveland Call and Post, New York, Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, and Philadelphia Tribune! This was the vision Maloyd Ben Wilson shared with the Emmy-Winning documentary film maker Henry Hampton which they brought to fruition with the now famous Black Chronicle. It is a uniquely excellent publication which includes a newspaper format that presents Black/American History in a more easy to read, exciting and compelling manner. The "BLACK CHRONICLE", a book that debuted in 1999 portraying the history of the African- American people from the slave ships to beginning of the Civil Rights Movements in America 1778-1956. The BLACK CHRONICE like its predecessor "ROOTS" which inspired millions of Americans to research the untold truths of their nations' past. ACTIVITIES *Varsity Football University of Pittsburgh *Coordinator and General Manager/WPGH Campus Radio Station *The Pitt News *Point Park Newspaper, "The Pioneer" * Founder and Directed University of Pittsburgh Jazz Ensem