Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Ya fara aikinsa a aikin jarida a 1947 a matsayin marubuci da kuma babban mai ba da rahoto ga "Philadelphia Tribune" da kuma "Associated Negro Press". Poindexter ya shafe shekaru 15 tare da "Philadelphia Tribune" a matsayin marubuci, mai daukar hoto, marubuci, marubucin wasanni, editan wasanni, editan gari, manajan kasuwanci, mataimakin mai kula da lissafi da mai kula da lissafi. A lokacin Babban Taron Ƙasa na Jam'iyyar Democrat da na Republican a shekara ta 1948
, duka biyun an gudanar da su ne a Philadelphia, Poindexter ya yi hira da 'yan siyasa da mahalarta daga cikin hanyoyin saboda ba a ba'a ba' yan jarida baƙar fata a cikin bene na taron. Poindexter ya shiga ma'aikatan " Philadelphia Evening Bulletin " a cikin 1960 kuma ya ba da gudummawar manyan labarai ga mujallar Lahadi ta jaridar.