Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akatanga basa rake rokunyora nhau muna 1947 somunyori uye mutori wenhau mukuru we"Philadelphia Tribune" uye "Associated Negro Press". Poindexter akapedza makore gumi nemashanu ne "Philadelphia Tribune" semunyori, mutori wenhau wemifananidzo, munyori wenhau, munyori wenhau dzemitambo, mupepeti wemitambo, mupepeti weguta, maneja webhizinesi, mubatsiri we accountant uye accountant. Mukati meDemocratic neRepublican National Conventions dza1948
, zvose zviri zviviri zvakaitirwa muPhiladelphia, Poindexter aifanira kubvunzurudza vezvematongerwe enyika uye vaipinda kubva mumakoridho nokuti vatapi venhau vatema vakanga vasingabvumirwi muzvivako zvekokorodzano. Poindexter akabatana nevashandi ve"Philadelphia Evening Bulletin" muna 1960 uye akapa nyaya dzakakosha kumagazini yeSvondo yepepanhau.