Floyd Joseph Calvin (13 July 1901 – 1 September 1939) was an American reporter, columnist, radio host, and news service founder.
[1] He worked at The Messenger magazine in New York City and then as a New York correspondent for the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper which, along with the Chicago Defender, were the largest newspapers for African Americans in the country.
He founded Calvin News Service which was syndicated by African American weekly newspapers.
[2] He studied at Shover State Teacher Training College[dubious – discuss] in Hope, Arkansas.
[5] He was critical of Marcus Garvey's plans to entice African Americans to relocate to a colony in Liberia.