By Carrie Teresa The development of entertainment journalism in the Black press was an important factor in bolstering the circulations of Black newspapers during the first half of the twentieth […]
The Price Is NOT Right: Selling Black Press Archives
In many ways Cornell University library’s purchase of the New York Amsterdam News’ archive is “old news.” Now over two years, since the sale, the guide for the collection was recently completed […]
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The Top Five!
Check out why these papers are today’s top selling and read Black newspapers. The AFRO The Chicago Defender The New York Amsterdam News The St. Louis American The Call and Post From the The African-American Consumer 2014 […]
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Finding William Worthy in the Archives
The recent passing of African-American journalist and activist William Worthy brought renewed attention to an understudied figure in Black Press history. Several years ago, William Worthy’s papers were acquired by […]
Remembering Pioneering African American Journalist, William Worthy
Researching the History of Black Press Circulation by Kim Gallon
Visualizing the circulation of the Baltimore Afro-American (AFRO), Chicago Defender (Defender) and the Pittsburgh Courier (Courier) three of the biggest and best selling weekly national Black newspapers helps to fully […]
A Note on the Passing of a Black Press Scholar by Kim Gallon
As a graduate student researching sensationalism in the early twentieth century Black Press, I discovered that the Baltimore Afro-American (AFRO) was one of the most sensational newspapers of the early 20th century. Dr. […]
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