Mr. John Sengstacke, part owner and general manager of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo Credit: Library of Congress).
We African...
By Erick Johnson of The Chicago Crusader
Publishers and owners of Chicago’s Black media organizations have banded together, urging Mayor Brandon Johnson to keep his...
Grand Valley State University professor Louis Moore's (left) new book, "The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black...
Benjamin Chavis is the CEO and president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). The trade organization represents more than 200 Black newspapers across...
The long-anticipated day has finally arrived for 10 of the nation’s most trusted and innovative Black publishers, who have worked hard over the past...
In a move that brings award-winning storytelling and in-depth reporting from five respected Black-owned news outlets to a national platform, Real Times Media (RTM)...
Black publishers, leaders stress importance of voting with purpose at first Word in Black event
By Nick Charles • Managing Director, Word in Black
As early...
We are speaking out to address recent stories in Black media outlets making the bogus claim that an important artists’ rights bill making its way through Congress is an attack on the first Black Librarian of Congress designed to give President Trump new powers.
Int'l Panel Hears Wrenching Testimony of Abuse
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
After 2.5 years of foundation laying work, Willie JR Fleming, of the Anti-Eviction...
