It was established by Charles N. Love along with his wife Lilla as well as Jack Tibbitto, and Emmett J. Scott who became its editor.
Love was a leading civil rights activist and advocate for the African American community.
During his career he was a member of the Republican Party's Black-and-tan faction, then the lily white faction, and sued to end the prohibition on African Americans voting in Democratic Party primaries as he sought for political representation and opportunities for African Americans.
In 1921, Love filed suit against Texas laws barring African Americans from voting.
By the time it reached the Supreme Court it was determined to be moot[5] and a political rather than a legal issue (Love v.