He served as a secretary for United States Representative Arthur Mitchell for two years.
Holman served on the Chicago City Council from 1955 until his death in 1973, representing the 4th ward on the South Side.
Holman was closely aligned with Mayor Richard J. Daley's Cook County Democratic Party.
[1][2][3] In 1964, Holman started a weekly African-American newspaper called the News Clarion or South Side News-Clarion.
[5] The News Clarion advertised itself as “Chicago’s Fastest Growing Newspaper, Serving Chicago & Cook County Southside.”[5] Only one issue of the News Clarion is known to survive, consisting of 12 pages.