Pioneering journalist, Marvel Cooke

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Pioneering journalist, Marvel Cooke

… was often the only female African American.

Talking about her work … They were the first African American residents of the Prospect Park …

Cooke was the first African American ever to attend the Sydney … she was the only African American and the only female …

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