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Frank Elliott Merriweather, Jr.

by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc.

May 3, 2025 Biographies

Frank Elliott Merriweather Jr. was publisher of the Buffalo Criterion, the oldest African American weekly newspaper in upstate New York. Merriweather and the Criterion, founded by his father Frank E. ...

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Hulit Merriweather Curry

by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc.

Mar 30, 2018 Biographies

Hulit Merriweather Curry was the daughter of Frank, Sr. and Carmelita Merriweather, founders of the Buffalo Criterion Press and Newspaper. She was the sister of the late Frank E., Jr. and Thrya Merriw...

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Thyra Merriweather Charles

by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc.

Feb 24, 2018 Biographies

Thyra Merriweather Charles was born in Houston, Texas on June 16, 1919. She was the third of four children born to Frank E. Merriweather, Sr. and Carmelita Mitchell Merriweather. Thyra moved to Buffal...

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