Olive Myrl Diggs (April 22, 1908 - November 10, 1980) was the managing editor of Anthony Overton's Chicago Bee from 1929 until it closed in 1947, a public official advocating for Chicago's African American community, and a city planner.

She was born in Mound City, Illinois, received a B.S. in Economics and Accounting from Northwestern University and an M.S. from Roosevelt University.

At the Chicago Bee, Diggs focused on housing for African-Americans in Chicago and advocated for neighborhood rejuvenation. She directed the Neighborhood Youth Corps^[1] and was a consultant for the National Youth Administration.^[2]

She served as Assistant Direct of the Illinois Commission on Human Relations. She gave speeches.^[3] She retired as Administrative Assistant in the Chicago Department of Planning, City and Community Development in 1979.^[1]