#BlackHistoryFact: Journalist Samuel F. Yette was the first black Washington correspondent for Newsweek and was the first editor of TSU’s student newspaper, The Meter. He was born July 2, 1929 in Harriman, TN. After graduating from TSU, and a tour of duty in the Korean War, he worked as a special correspondent for Life magazine’s civil rights series. He later wrote the book, “The Choice: The Issue of Black Survival in America”. Now it’s used at more than 100 colleges and universities. Mr. Samuel Yette died January 21, 2011. #BHM2022 #BlackHistory365 #ExcellenceIsOurHabit