ethel payne began her career at a strd black newspaper that specialized in telling stories. yne traveled the world covered every president from eisenhower to reagan, traveled to vietnam, and repeatedly to africa. she was front and center at the montgomery bus boycott at the deseg exwaigz of little rock central high school. she is known as the first lady of the black press. her groundbreaking work has been obscured by time. biographer james mcgrath sets out to correct that in his new book "eye on the struggle." welcome. this strikes me as one of those stories where how you tell it depends on the person whose story you're telling. she's a storyteller, but ethel payne's story was different. >> ethel payne's story was very different. and the thing that her not being known today is really a legacy of segregation in that she was iconic to a large segment of the u.s. population, but like most black institutions the chicago defender was entirely invisible to white americans. and so she functioned in this world, was incredibly important in informing her readers and activating her read