Chester Lloyd Washington Jr. (April 13, 1902 – August 31, 1983) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher and editor.

When the paper ceased publication in 1962, he went to work for the Los Angeles Sentinel, the city's largest black-owned weekly, where he became editor in charge.

Over the course of several years, Washington purchased a number of additional papers to create the 13-newspaper Central News-Wave Publications.

[5] On March 18, 1982, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn dedicated the former Western Avenue Golf Course in Washington's honor.

Located at the corner of Western Avenue and 120th Street in the unincorporated community of West Athens, adjacent to Los Angeles, the Chester L. Washington Golf Course was one of the first public golf courses in Los Angeles to allow black people to play.