| Summary: | Newspaper columnist and fine arts editor Earl Calloway was born on October 4, 1926, in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University and pursued special studies at Chicago State University. Calloway was a writer for the Associated Negro Press Chicago Courier and Negro Press International. In 1963, Calloway joined the staff of the Chicago Daily Defender, the nation's last remaining black daily newspaper. He organized the annual Black Aesthetic Festival, now named Black Creativity, held at the Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Calloway was also a talented singer and performed in productions of Die Fledermaus, Carmen, Aida, and, The Ordering of Moses. He toured cities across the United States performing the operas of Puccini. Calloway co-founded the Fine Arts Academy and was influential in the establishment of a musical program for the Children and Adolescent Forum. Calloway passed away on August 20, 2014 at age 86.
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