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Xernona Clayton

Biography

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Black History Month | The life and legacy of Xernona Clayton

 

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Xernona Clayton’s Relationship With Martin Luther King Jr

 

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Xernona Clayton: A Civil Rights giant in her own right

 

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TV pioneer Xernona Clayton captured culture in Atlanta

 

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Iconic civil rights leader Dr. Xernona Clayton to celebrate 90th birthday in Tampa

Xernona Clayton Brady is an American civil rights leader and broadcasting executive. During the Civil Rights Movement, she worked for the National Urban League and Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where she became involved in the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Later, Clayton went into television, where she became the first African American from the southern United States to host a daily prime time talk show. She became corporate vice president for urban affairs for Turner Broadcasting.