Crewman, S.S. Malone (1923)
Personal assistant, Association for the Study of African American Life and History (1925)
Busboy, Wardman Park Hotel (1925)
Foreign correspondent, Baltimore Afro-American (1937)
Founder, Harlem Suitcase Theater (1938)
Founder, New Negro Theater (1939)
Founder, Skyloft Players (1942)
Visiting Professor, Atlanta University (1947-1948)
Visiting Lecturer, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (1949-1950)